Question

Operation Dragon Rogue was an operation to rescue hostages from Maoist rebels in this country. A clerk began (15[1])an investigation in this country after he noticed Elder Dempster’s profits from shipping guns and explosives to this country. Much of the uranium used in the Manhattan Project originated from a mine in this country. Sidney Gottlieb gave Larry Devlin a poisoned tube of toothpaste to murder a leader of this country while Devlin was CIA station chief there. One leader of this country chartered (*) Concordes for shopping trips to Paris and moved Christmas to June, as part of his policy of authenticité. A copper company financed an attempt at secession in this country in the province of Katanga. For 10 points, name this country ruled by Patrice Lumumba and Mobutu Sese Seko. ■END■

ANSWER: Democratic Republic of the Congo [or the DRC; accept Zaire or Congo Free State or Belgian Congo; prompt on Belgium]
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