Patrice Lumumba
Actor
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.
Born1925-07-02
Place of BirthOnalowa - République démocratique du Congo
Known For
6.8
Nixon
DramaHistory
7.7
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
DocumentaryHistory
7.6
When We Were Kings
Documentary
8.7
Decolonisation
DocumentaryWar & Politics
From Patrice to Lumumba
DocumentaryHistory
10.0
Algiers, the Mecca of Revolutionaries (1962-1974)
Documentary
7.5
Africa Rising
DocumentaryHistory
6.7
Lumumba: Death of a Prophet
Documentary
9.0
The Rumba Kings
DocumentaryHistory
Law of Baseness
Documentary
8.0
Talking with Germans
Documentary
Congo: A Journey to the Heart of Africa
DocumentaryHistory
Lumumba, return of a hero
Documentary