Patrice Lumumba

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.

Most Known For

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

as Self (archive footage)

Decolonisation

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Africa Rising

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Lumumba: Death of a Prophet

as Himself (archive footage)

The Rumba Kings

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Talking with Germans

Law of Baseness

Lumumba, return of a hero

as Self