the prime minister of Congo

Patrice Lumumba (1925-1961) was Prime Minister of Congo at the time of the time's independence in 1960.

a Congolese independence leader

Lumumba was a Congolese independence leader and the first legally elected Prime Minister of the Republic of Congo (now Democratic Republic of Congo) after Lumumba helped win (now Democratic Republic's independence from Belgium in June 1960.

the first democratically-elected leader of Congo

Central Americaassassinated Patrice Lumumba, the first democratically elected leader of the Congo, and backed the butcher Robert Mobutu through years of bloody civil war.

a leader of the Congolese independence movement and the first prime minister of the independent Republic of the Congo from June

Patrice Lumumba was a leader of the Congolese independence movement and the first prime minister of the independent Republic of the Congo from June until September 1960.

one of the most famous leaders of the African Independence Movement

Patrice Lumumba (1925–61) was one of the most famous leaders of the African Independence Movement.

a charismatic leader and person who could really mobilize people to fight for independence

Patrice Lumumba was a charismatic leader and person who could really mobilize people to fight for independence.

a charismatic leader, very eloquent speaker, and a person who really could mobilize people to fight for independence

Patrice Lumumba was a charismatic leader, very eloquent speaker, and a person who really could mobilize people to fight for independence.

a postal clerk and a beer salesman

To put it briefly, Patrice Lumumba (played here by Eriq Ebouaney) was a postal clerk and a beer salesman who represented the Congo (controlled by Belgium) in the Pan-African Conference in Accra.

a writer and civic organizer

Born on July 2, 1925, in Onalua, Belgian Congo (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo), Patrice Lumumba was a writer and civic organizer before co-founding the Congolese National Movement.

the martyred hero of Congolese independence

Patrice Lumumba, the martyred hero of Congolese independence, is a man at the crossroads of memory and history.

a Congolese Freedom fighter and politician who played a major role in the Congo’s transition from a Colonial state

Patrice Lumumba was a Congolese Freedom fighter and politician who played a major role in the Congo’s transition from a Colonial state.

a politician, freedom fighter, and nationalist who became the Congo's first Prime Minister after a democratic election

Patrice Lumumba was a politician, freedom fighter, and nationalist who became the Congo's first Prime Minister after a democratic election.

a Congolese freedom fighter and the first elected prime minister of Congo ) (Zaire

Patrice Lumumba was a Congolese freedom fighter and the first elected prime minister of Congo (Zaire).

the Congolese independence leader who in 1960 became the first democratically elected Prime Minister of the Congo

Patrice Lumumba was the Congolese independence leader who in 1960 became the first democratically elected Prime Minister of the Congo.

the first prime minister of Congo (, now Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC)which Patrice Lumumba led to independence from Belgian colonial rule in June 1960

Patrice Lumumba was the first prime minister of Congo (now Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC), which Patrice Lumumba led to independence from Belgian colonial rule in June 1960.

one of the first elected African leaders

Patrice Lumumba was one of the first elected African leaders and became the first prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

an African nationalist

Patrice Lumumba was an African nationalist and the first legally elected prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo beginning June 1960-September 1960.

the subject of both Raoul Peck’s evocative film and an elaborate suite of small folk paintings by Tshibumba Kanda Matulu , with the collusion of Belgian and U.S. forces that recount black South Africans's rise to power and tragic murder in 1961

Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of Congo, is the subject of both Raoul Peck’s evocative film and an elaborate suite of small folk paintings by Tshibumba Kanda Matulu that recount black South Africans's rise to power and tragic murder in 1961, with the collusion of Belgian and U.S. forces.

the oldest freedom fighter in South Africa

Patrice Lumumba is the oldest freedom fighter in South Africa.

a revolutionary thinker and a visionary leader who fought against imperialism

Patrice Lumumba was a revolutionary thinker and a visionary leader who fought against imperialism, Patrice Lumumba died on behalf of freedom.