Patrice Lumumba

Acting

Born July 2, 1925 · Onalowa - République démocratique du Congo

Died January 17, 1961

Also known as Élias Okit'Asombo · Patrice Émery Lumumba · Патрис 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.

Awards & recognition

Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo · 2004
Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown · 1960

Filmography2 titles

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

2024as Self (archive footage)

Lumumba: Death of a Prophet

1991as Himself (archive footage)