Patrice Lumumba

Personal information

Known for: Acting
Known credits: 13
Gender: Male
Born: July 2, 1925
Died: January 17, 1961
Place of birth: Onalowa - République démocratique du Congo
Also known as: Élias Okit'AsomboPatrice Émery LumumbaПатрис ЛумумбаП. 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.