Patrice Lumumba

Patrice Lumumba

Congo-DRC • 1925–1962

Patrice Émery Lumumba was a Congolese politician and independence leader who served as the first prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from June until September 1960, following the May 1960 election. He was the leader of the Congolese National Movement from 1958 until his assassination in 1961.





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