Patrice Lumumba

Patrice Lumumba, during the round table conference in Brussels in January 1960

1925–1961, b. Katakokombe, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Worked in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

· Lumumba formed the Mouvement National Congolais, advocating for independence from Belgium.
· He was the first prime minister of independent Congo. Lumumba was seen as a pan-African symbol of African rectitude and resistance to colonialism.
· Overthrown within his first year in office, Lumumba was then murdered—with covert assistance from the West, including the Belgian and American governments.

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