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Leo K. Kalumba: A Congolese who pretended to be a Greek of Melbourne

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'Despite my efforts and a few trips to Congo, I was never fully welcomed into Congolese society,' Kalumba writes. Source: Supplied

The story of Leo K. Kalumba become viral. The young Australian from Congo, growing up in a suburb of Melbourne where the Greek element dominated, pretended to be Greek, enchanted by the culture and spirit of Greece.

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The story of Leo K. Kalumba become viral. The young Australian from Congo, growing up in a suburb of Melbourne where the Greek element dominated, pretended to be Greek, enchanted by the culture and spirit of Greece.

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