Patrice Lumumba
Politician
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Patrice Émery Lumumba was a Congolese politician and independence leader who served as the first Prime Minister of the independent Democratic Republic of the Congo from June until September 1960. He played a significant role in the transformation of the Congo from a colony of Belgium into an independent republic. Wikipedia
Born: July 2, 1925, Katako-Kombe, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Assassinated: January 17, 1961, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Spouse: Pauline Lumumba (m. 1951–1961)
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