Seen here in 1960, Patrice Lumumba had two and half months as prime minister before being ousted and executed in January 1961. [AFP] When the Democratic Republic of Congo celebrates 60 years of ...
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The remains of Congo’s independence hero and first Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba will be laid to rest in Kinshasa Thursday. The interment in a specially-built mausoleum will be ...
"Patrice Lumumba, an icon of liberation for the Congo and the continent, was assassinated by the Belgians in 1961. He represented a short but realistic ray of hope for true African democracy. His ...