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Patrice Lumumba

Also known as Patrice Emery Lumumba, Isaïe Tasumbu Tawosa, Élias Okit'Asombo

Patrice Émery Lumumba was a Congolese politician and independence leader who served as the first prime minister of the First Congolese Republic from June until September 1960, following the May 1960 election. Lumumba was the leader of the Congolese National Movement (MNC) from 1958 until his assassination in 1961. Ideologically an African nationalist and pan-Africanist, he played a significant role in the transformation of the Congo from a colony of Belgium into an independent republic.

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Patrice Lumumba was a Congolese politician who led his country to independence from Belgium and served as its first prime minister in 1960, though his tenure lasted only a few months before his assassination in 1961. His significance lies in his role as a nationalist leader who championed African independence and unity during a pivotal moment of decolonization in Africa.

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Born: 1925
Died: 1961
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Patrice Émery Lumumba (/pəˈtriːs lʊˈmʊmbə/ pə-TREESS luu-MUUM-bə; born Isaïe Tasumbu Tawosa; 2 July 1925 – 17 January 1961) was a Congolese politician, independence leader and revolutionary who served as the first prime minister of the First Congolese Republic (which is today the Democratic Republic of the Congo) from June until September 1960, following the May 1960 election. Lumumba was the leader of the Congolese National Movement (MNC) from 1958 until his assassination in 1961. Ideologically an African nationalist and pan-Africanist, he played a significant role in the transformation of the Congo from a colony of Belgium into an independent republic.

Shortly after Congolese independence in June 1960, a mutiny broke out in the army, marking the beginning of the Congo Crisis. After a coup led by Joseph-Désiré Mobutu, Lumumba attempted to escape to Stanleyville to join his supporters who had established a new anti-Mobutu state called the Free Republic of the Congo. Lumumba was captured en route by state authorities under Joseph-Désiré Mobutu, sent to the State of Katanga and, with the help of Belgian mercenaries, tortured and executed by the separatist Katangan authorities of Moïse Tshombe. His body was then dissolved in acid. In 2002, Belgium formally apologised for its role in the execution, admitting "moral responsibility", and in 2022, it returned Lumumba's tooth to his family. He is seen as a martyr for the pan-African movement.