Patrice Lumumba

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Patrice Émery Lumumba, Patrice Hemery Lumumba

Patrice Émery Lumumba ( 2 July 1925 – 17 January 1961) was a Congolese politician and independence leader who served as the first Prime Minister of the independent Democratic Republic of the Congo (then Republic of the Congo) from June until September 1960. He played a significant role in the transformation of the Congo from a colony of Belgium into an independent republic. Ideologically an African nationalist and pan-Africanist, he led the Congolese National Movement (MNC) party from 1958 until his assassination.

Shortly after Congolese independence in 1960, a mutiny broke out in the army, marking the beginning of the Congo Crisis. Lumumba appealed to the United States and the United Nations for help to suppress the Belgian-supported Katangan secessionists led by Moïse Tshombe. Both refused, so Lumumba turned to the Soviet Union for support. This led to growing differences with President Joseph Kasa-Vubu and chief-of-staff Joseph-Désiré Mobutu, as well as with the United States and Bel…more

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	Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower by William Blum (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 924 ratings — published 2000 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	قل لي يا أستاذ by أنيس منصور 3.49 avg rating — 288 ratings add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Koloniaal Congo - Een geschiedenis in vragen by Amandine Lauro (editor) 3.83 avg rating — 126 ratings add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lumumba Speaks: The Speeches and Writings of Patrice Lumumba, 1958-1961 by Patrice Lumumba 4.50 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 1972 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Zwarte trots, witte schaamte? Over kolonialisme en racisme by Peter Verlinden 3.55 avg rating — 29 ratings add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	História da África e dos Africanos by Analúcia Danilevicz Pereira 3.65 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2013 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Greatest Fake News of All Time: Leopold II, The Genius and Builder King of Lumumba by Marcel Yabili 4.91 avg rating — 11 ratings add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Léopold II Le plus grand chef d'Etat de l'histoire du Congo (Études africaines) by Jean-Pierre Nzeza Kabu Zex-Kongo 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Le roi de Lumumba :: Tome 2a: UNE IMPOSTURE by Marcel Yabili it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gerald R. Ford by Mary Winget it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2007 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars