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Patrice Émery Lumumba (⫽ l ʊ ˈ m ʊ m b ə ⫽ ⓘ; 2 July 1925 – 17 January 1961), born Isaïe Tasumbu Tawosa, 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 was the first prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (June–September 1960). Forced out of office during a political crisis, he was assassinated a short time later. Learn more about Lumumba’s life and significance in this article.
- Patrice Lumumba was an African nationalist leader who briefly served as the first prime minister of the newly independent Democratic Republic of th...
- Patrice Lumumba is best known for becoming the first prime minister of the newly independent Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1960, for being fo...
- Patrice Lumumba served as prime minister of the newly independent Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1960, from June 24 until September 5, when he...
- Patrice Lumumba was executed by a firing squad likely on January 17, 1961, or shortly thereafter. Learn more.
- Patrice Lumumba does not have a grave. After he was assassinated, Belgian officers hacked his body into pieces, which were then dissolved in sulphu...
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...
- Isaac Chotiner
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...
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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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.
Nov 28, 2023 · The Lumumba Plot — the truth behind the killing of an African icon. Stuart A Reid’s thriller-like investigation stitches together the evidence for CIA involvement in the killing of the Congolese...
