Patrick lumumba biography,education and cv latest news. Vive patrice lumumba vicky longomba african jazz 1960. He was a leading figure in the congo as that country established its independence from belgium, which had controlled the congo since the late nineteenth century. In order to counter accusations incidentally wellfounded levelled at his party, of colluding with american imperialism and selling out on their commitment to panafricanism, my two visitors began by reciting in its entirety patrice emery lumumbas famous speech at the congolese independence ceremony on 30 th june 1960. Patrice lumumba ohio university press swallow press. The congo independence speech this speech is extraordinary on at least three counts that illustrate in the best way possible the three standard regimes of political rhetoric. Patrice lumumba, the truth about a monstrous crime of the colonialists, moscow, foreign languages publishing house, 1961, pp.
It is a day off for the general population, and schools and most businesses are closed. The colonialists have campaigned against me throughout the country because i am a revolutionary and demand the abolition of the colonial regime, which ignored our human dignity. After a meteoric rise in the colonial civil service and the african political elite, he became a major figure in the decolonization movement of the 1950s. Patrice emery lumumba was born on 2 july 1925, at onalua village near the katakokombe town in the sankuru district of northeastern kasai, congo modern day the democratic republic of congo. Patrice lumumba biography childhood, life achievements. Patrice emery lumumba was born on 2 july 1925, at onalua village. Botswana constitution for the republic of botswana. Patrice lumumba ne le 2 juillet 1925 a onalua, congo belge, et mort assassine le 17 janvier. At face value it formed part of ceremonial proceedings the handing over. The son, francois emery lumumba, is an influential government critic.
Profile of the guest speaker university of limpopo. In one of his famous speeches which he delivered in 1960 on the. Patrice lumumba is a footnote to this larger story. Patrick lumumba is one of the most eloquent lawyers in kenya. He has lectured law at the university of nairobi, the united states international university africa, widener university usa nairobi summer school. References eedit eedit soorce fabian, johannes 1996.
Patrice emery lumumba 19251961 is perhaps the most famous leader of african independence. A patrice emery lumumba, humble hommage dun admirateur et compatriote. He is an advocate of the high courts of kenya and tanzania. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. The official position of the us government, as seen in the u. Check out discours extrait by patrice emery lumumba on amazon music. Lumumba emerges here as the heroic sacrificial lamb dubiously portrayed by the international media and led to slaughter by commercial and political interests in belgium, the united states, the international community, and lumumbas own administration. He is a professor of public law and founding dean, kabarak university school of law. Patrice lumumba first prime minister of the congo zaire on june 30, 1960, independence day men and women of the congo, victorious fighters for independence, today victorious, i greet you in the name of the congolese government.
Conrad worrill, phd black columnist we should remember to lift the spirit of some of our great ancestors who made significant contributions to the african liberation movement. Belgium honors congolese leader it helped overthrow. On january 17, 1961, lumumba was restrained and flown to lubumbashi then elizabethville. This piece was written on the 56th anniversary of this callous, cowardly political act.
Strong hostility to lumumba, voiced at the very highest levels of government may have been intended to nntlate an. Congolese politician and first prime minister of the independent democratic republic of congo patrice emery lumumba was assassinated on this day in 1961. Patrice lumumba, the first legally elected prime minister of the democratic republic of the congo drc, was assassinated 50 years ago today, on 17 january, 1961. Lumumba, patrice emery born july 2, 1925, in onalua, kasai province. Patrice lumumba first prime minister of the congo zaire on june 30, 1960, independence day men and women of the congo, victorious fighters for independence, today victorious, i greet you in the name of the congolese. This is part of a speech and a collection of pictures including pictures taken during the launch of black history month at the united. In 1961 congolese prime minister and anticolonial leader patrice lumumba was assassinated. The ussponsored plot to kill patrice lumumba, the hero of congolese independence, took place 50 years ago. Because he was a relentless, dedicated, intelligent, passionate anticolonialist, panafricanist and congolese nationalist. Lumumba s tribe was the batetela tetela which is a. We live in a country where our young ladies who have recently attained the age of puberty cannot afford sanitary pads, but our men and women in public offices have ipads which they do not even know how to use. Introduction the committee has received solid evidence of a plot to assassinate patrice lumumba.
Plo lumumba is the director and chief executive officer of the kenya school of law. Patrice lumumba was born on july 2, 1925, at onalua near the town of katakokombe in the sankuru district of. Patrice lumumba, african nationalist leader, the first prime minister of the democratic republic of the congo juneseptember 1960. Lumumba was then transferred to a prison in thysville by gilbert pongo, a politician whose hatred and paranoia of lumumba were well known.
Foreign role in the assassination of patrice lumumba. Raoul pecks film a feature, not a documentary begins with his assassinated body being dug up by belgian soldiers so it can be hacked into smaller pieces and burned in oil drums. On 8 september, kenyan intellectual, legal expert and scholar, professor patrick loch otiena lumumba, delivered the 5th onkgopotse tiro memorial lecture at the university of limpopo. Anniversary of prime minister patrice emery lumumbas. At the time of his birth, the congo was still a colony a territory governed by a foreign power of belgium.
Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. That same day, patrice lumumba, maurice mpolo and joseph okito were reportedly lined before a firing squad, according to belgian reports. On 17 january 1961, patrice emery lumumba was assassinated by belgian mercenaries in the breakaway state of katanga southern congo. Some of your political opponents accuse you of being a communist. Patrice emery lumumba 19251961 was the first prime minister of the republic of the congo.
Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Patrice lumumba was the first democratically elected prime minister of the republic of the congo. Patrice lumumba was a leader of the independence struggle in what is today the democratic republic of the congo, as well as the countrys first democratically elected prime minister. The popular lawyer was born on 17 july 1962 in luo nyanza. Patrice lumumba was the first prime minister of the republic of the congo. From whiteman in rags to revolutionary nationalist. Lumumbas disfigured corpse begins the narration that runs through the film. Born in luo nyanza in kenya on 17 july 1962, professor lumumba is the director and chief executive officer of the kenya school of law. This page was last edited on 26 october 2019, at 23. July 2nd was the 84th birthday of one of these great heroes, patrice lumumba. Patrice lumumba simple english wikipedia, the free. Join facebook to connect with patrice emery lumumba and others you may know.
Today we celebrate the legacy of patrice lumumba, one of africas founding heroes and remember the words he left us with in his quest to see the liberation and development of africa. He was detained during a meeting of members of his his national congolese movement at his home in the capital, kinshasa. Patrice lumumbas most revealing letter written before his. Weep, o my black beloved brother deep buried in eternal, bestial night. He was a member of the tetela ethnic group and was born with the name elias okitasombo. He was a congolese independence leader who founded the mainstream mouvement national congolais mnc party and played a pivotal role. Patrice emery lumumba south african history online. His cv is so decorated that even other lawyers consult him on matters of law and governance.
Forced out of office during a political crisis, he was assassinated a short time later. Patrice emery lumumba was a congolese politician and independence leader who served as. Discours du premier ministre du congo, patrice emery lumumba. Lumumba was chased down by the congolese army and captured on the banks of the sankuru river along with mpolo who was the minister of youth and sport and okito who was the vice president of the senate. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one.
Tribute to patrice lumumba on the 50th anniversary of his. Patrice lumumba, the truth about a monstrous crime of the colonialists, moscow, foreign. Anniversary of prime minister patrice emery lumumbas assassination is a public holiday. Patrice lumumba was born on 2 july 1925 to a farmer, francois tolenga otetshima, and his wife julienne wamato lomendja, in onalua in the katakokombe region of the kasai province of the belgian congo. In 2021, it falls on a sunday, and some businesses may choose to follow sunday opening hours. The the poisonwood bible quotes below are all either spoken by patrice lumumba or refer to patrice lumumba. Leader of the liberation movement in the democratic republic of the congo now the republic of zaire. All of you, my friends, who have fought tirelessly at our sides, i ask you to make this. His fame rests on the manner of his death and on the symbolic character of his short public life.
The renaming of a brussels square after patrice lumumba, first prime minister of independent congo, is. Plo lumumba speeches pdf plo lumumba is the director of the kenya anticorruption. Patrice emery lumumba was born on july 2, 1925, in the tiny village of onalua in northeastern kasai, a congolese province political unit or region. The character of patrice lumumba in the poisonwood bible. A member of the batatele tribe, he was educated in mission schools and later worked as a postal clerk. As a proponent and a product of this dramatic process of decoloniza tion, how did he.