Acting
Patrice Lumumba
1925-1961
Known for Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat, Lumumba: Death of a Prophet, Nixon.
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Born07/02/1925
Died01/17/1961
AgeDied at 35
BirthplaceOnalowa - République démocratique du Congo
DepartmentActing
Also known asÉlias Okit'Asombo, Patrice Émery Lumumba, Патрис Лумумба, П. Лумумба
Biography
Patrice Émery Lumumba, born Isaïe Tasumbu Tawosa (2 July 1925 – 17 January 1961) 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. He 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.
