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.

Known For

Nixon

(Archive footage)

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

Self (archive footage)

When We Were Kings

Self

Algiers, the Mecca of Revolutionaries (1962-1974)

Self

From Patrice to Lumumba

Self (archive footages)

Africa Rising

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Lumumba: Death of a Prophet

Himself (archive footage)

Talking with Germans