Patrice Lumumba

Patrice Emery Lumumba (July 2, 1925 - January, 1961) was an African nationalist leader and the first Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo when it declared its independence in June 1960. Forced out of office during a political crisis in September, he was assassinated in January 1961.

Tributes

In 1966 Patrice Lumumba was proclaimed national hero and martyr in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Peoples' Friendship University of the USSR was named after him in 1961, but it was renamed back in the post-Soviet Russia in 1992.

Related Topics:
1966 - Martyr - Democratic Republic of the Congo - Peoples' Friendship University of the USSR - 1961 - Russia - 1992

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