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Patrice Émery Lumumba [e] ( / lʊˈmʊmbə / ⓘ; [3] 2 July 1925 – 17 January 1961), born Isaïe Tasumbu Tawosa, [4] was a Congolese politician and independence leader who served as the first prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (then known as the Republic of the Congo) from June until September 1960, following ...
Jun 28, 2024 · Patrice Lumumba (born July 2, 1925, Onalua, Belgian Congo [now Democratic Republic of the Congo]—died January 17, 1961, Katanga province) was an African nationalist leader, the first prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (June–September 1960).
For decades, the question of how Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of the newly independent Democratic Republic of the Congo, died—and the related questions of who killed him and why—were subject to much speculation.
Patrice Lumumba was the first prime minister of the Republic of the Congo. He was a leading figure in the Congo as that country established its independence from Belgium, which had controlled the Congo since the late nineteenth century.
Jun 30, 2022 · The gold-crowned tooth of Democratic Republic of Congo independence hero Patrice Lumumba has been buried more than 60 years after he was assassinated.
May 29, 2018 · Lumumba, a passionate nationalist, became Congo ’ s first elected prime minister after leading the movement to wrestle control of the country ’ s independence from Belgium in June of 1960.
Patrice Lumumba, (born July 2, 1925, Onalua, Belgian Congo—died January 1961, Katanga province, Republic of the Congo), African nationalist leader, first prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (June–September 1960).
Jan 17, 2019 · Since January 17, 1961, no one has been held accountable for the brutal murder of Congo’s independence leader and first prime minister Patrice Lumumba who was shot dead with two of his ministers,...
Oct 30, 2023 · It was Patrice Lumumba, Congo’s Prime Minister, who left an impression when he rose to speak next. A slim, enigmatic man, Lumumba was the most important politician in the country, and the...
Jun 20, 2022 · Patrice Lumumba (R) and ally Joseph Okito (L) were arrested in December 1960. Some have said that with his speech Lumumba signed his own death warrant, but his murder the following year was...
