Congolese politician and independence leader (1925–1961)
"Lumumba" redirects here. For other uses, see Lumumba (disambiguation).
Patrice Lumumba
Lumumba in 1960
1st Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
In office 24 June – 5 September 1960[a]
President
Joseph Kasa-Vubu
Deputy
Antoine Gizenga
Preceded by
Office established
Succeeded by
Joseph Iléo
1st [[Minister of Defence (Democratic Republic of the Congo)|Minister of National Defense]]
In office 24 June 1960 – 5 September 1960
Prime Minister
Himself
Preceded by
Office established
Succeeded by
Ferdinand Kazadi[b]
Personal details
Born
Élias Okit'Asombo
(1925-07-02)2 July 1925 Katakokombe, Congo-Kasaï, Belgian Congo[c]
Died
17 January 1961(1961-01-17) (aged 35) near Élisabethville, State of Katanga[d]
Cause of death
Execution by firing squad
Political party
MNC
Spouse
Pauline Opango
(m. 1951)
Children
François Lumumba
Guy-Patrice Lumumba
Roland-Gilbert Lumumba[1]
Juliana Lumumba[1]
Marie-Christine Lumumba[1]
v
t
e
Independence of Congo-Léopoldville
Independence
Belgian Congo
World War II
Léopoldville riots
Belgo-Congolese Round Table Conference
1960 Elections
Lumumba's independence speech
Republic of the Congo
Lumumba Government
Figures
Belgians:
Gaston Eyskens
King Baudouin
August de Schryver
Walter Ganshof van der Meersch
Émile Janssens
Congolese:
Patrice Lumumba
Joseph Kasa-Vubu
Daniel Kanza
Moise Tshombe
Albert Kalonji
Cléophas Kamitatu
Antoine Gizenga
Paul Bolya
Jean Bolikango
Joseph Iléo
Parties
ABAKO
MNC
CONAKAT
PSA
ABAZI
ASSORECO
UGECO
Congo Crisis
Mutiny of the Force Publique
Katanga secession
South Kasai secession
UN intervention
Stanleyville rebellion
Operation Rum Punch
Niemba Ambush
Siege of Jadotville
Kindu atrocity
Operation Grandslam
Simba Rebellion
Kisangani Mutinies
Miscellaneous and cultural
Évolué
Indépendance Cha Cha
Table Ronde
Year of Africa
Decolonisation of Africa
Patrice Émery Lumumba[e] (/lʊˈmʊmbə/ⓘ;[3] 2 July 1925 – 17 January 1961), born Isaïe Tasumbu Tawosa,[4] was a Congolese politician and independence leader who served as the first prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (then known as the Republic of the Congo) from June until September 1960, following the May 1960 election. He was the leader of the Congolese National Movement (MNC) from 1958 until his execution in January 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.
Shortly after Congolese independence in June 1960, a mutiny broke out in the army, marking the beginning of the Congo Crisis. After a coup, Lumumba attempted to escape to Stanleyville to join his supporters who had established a new anti-Mobutu state called the Free Republic of the Congo. Lumumba was captured en route by state authorities under Joseph-Désiré Mobutu, sent to the State of Katanga and, with the help of Belgian partisans, executed by the separatist Katangan authorities of Moïse Tshombe. He was seen as a martyr for the pan-African movement. In 2002, Belgium formally apologised for its role in the execution.
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