Patrice Lumumba Tapestries

Patrice Lumumba

Patrice Lumumba Was a great Congolese leader and African nationalist who served as the first Prime Minister of the independent Republic of the Congo. He was assassinated on the 17 January 1961 with CIA involvement. This Soviet Union stamp commemorates his life. A meaningful gift for all Panafrican activists and believers in African liberation

A Malian commemorative stamp of Patrice Lumumba (1962). In memory of an African hero, and president of Congo, assassinated in 1961. A fearless leader of the struggle for independence against colonialism and imperialism. Made when Modibo Keita was President of Mali. A la memoire de Patrice Lumumba. Un Timbre commémoratif Patrice Lumumba (1962). En souvenir d'un héros africain, et président du Congo, assassiné en 1961 . Un leader intrépide de la lutte pour l'indépendance contre le colonialisme et l'impérialisme. Réalisé lorsque Modibo Keita était président du Mali.

Patrice Émery Lumumba (2 July 1925 – 17 January 1961) was a Congolese independence leader and the first democratically elected leader of the Congo. As founder and leader of the mainstream Mouvement National Congolais (MNC) party, Lumumba played an important role in campaigning for independence from Belgium. Within twelve weeks of Congolese independence in 1960, Lumumba's government was deposed in a coup during the Congo Crisis following his attempt to solicit support from the Soviet Union against Katangan secessionists. This led to growing differences with President Joseph Kasa-Vubu and chief-of-staff Joseph-Désiré Mobutu as well as foreign opposition from the United States and Belgium. Lumumba was subsequently imprisoned by state aut...

Patrice Émery Lumumba (2 July 1925 – 17 January 1961) was a Congolese independence leader and the first democratically elected leader of the Congo. As founder and leader of the mainstream Mouvement National Congolais (MNC) party, Lumumba played an important role in campaigning for independence from Belgium. Within twelve weeks of Congolese independence in 1960, Lumumba's government was deposed in a coup during the Congo Crisis following his attempt to solicit support from the Soviet Union against Katangan secessionists. This led to growing differences with President Joseph Kasa-Vubu and chief-of-staff Joseph-Désiré Mobutu as well as foreign opposition from the United States and Belgium. Lumumba was subsequently imprisoned by state aut...

Patrice Lumumba was the first leader of the independent state of Congo, murdered by the CIA and Belgian imperialists and replaced with the murderous Mobutu

"Africa will write its own history, and it will be, to the north and to the south of the Sahara, a history of glory and dignity." -Patrice Lumumba Patrice Émery Lumumba (2 July 1925 – 17 January 1961) was a Congolese independence leader and the first democratically elected leader of the Congo. As founder and leader of the mainstream Mouvement National Congolais (MNC) party, Lumumba played an important role in campaigning for independence from Belgium. Within twelve weeks of Congolese independence in 1960, Lumumba's government was deposed in a coup during the Congo Crisis following his attempt to solicit support from the Soviet Union against Katangan secessionists. This led to growing differences with President Joseph Kasa-Vubu a...