1.   Sassou-Nguesso, also forced to concede defeat, declared that he had bow out to the choice of the Congolese people with serenity.

2.   In effect, the United States endorsed the strongman approach, with disastrous consequences, at a time when the Congolese people were truly eager for democratic change.

3.   In effect, the United States endorsed the strongman approach, with disastrous consequences, at a time when the Congolese people were eager for democratic change.

4.   The Congolese people ought to choose their own leader, free from outside coercion.

5.   Those profits came at the price of terrible suffering by the Congolese people.

6.   A radio campaign told the Congolese people that Lumumba failed them.

7.   Boucher said the Lusaka agreement continues to offer the best hope for realizing the aspirations of the Congolese people.

8.   Mulumba said the shooting proved that the Congolese people wanted a change, but denied that rebels had anything to do with it.

9.   The Congolese people continue to die.

10.   The shooting proved that the Congolese people wanted a change, he said, denying that rebels had anything to do with it.