The Assassination of Patrice Lumumba
Patrice Lumumba was the first elected Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo. He is best remembered for his anti-colonial and nationalistic ideas (i.e. Lumumbism). His political party, the...
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Patrice Lumumba: Who was he, and what were some of his accomplishments?
Patrice Lumumba was a Congolese politician, pan-Africanist, social activist and independence fighter who devoted his entire life to gain Congolese independence from Belgium. Lumumba went on to become the first...