But it is Patrice Lumumba, the African nationalist, who is remembered for his courage and dedication to African nationalism – ...

The Orbs Beneath the Nile Lead to KongoOn the 8th of August, 1960, the President of the Republic of Ghana Osagyefo Dr. Kwame ...

At the height of her husband’s power, 28-year-old Pauline Lumumba wore diamonds and high heels and Paris frocks. Last week she bared her breasts in the Congo’s traditional sign of mourning ...

Congo’s government says the mausoleum of assassinated independence leader Patrice Lumumba in the capital, Kinshasa, has been vandalized. It's not immediately clear whether Lumumba’s remains ...

Listen to Patrice Lumumba's announcing Belgian Congo's independence followed by an Independence cha-cha-cha Within days things fell apart. The army mutinied against Belgian officers. The main ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Patrice Lumumba, the first Congo Prime Minister. [File, Standard] Although the internment ...

Later the coffin was brought outside and draped in a Congolese flag. Lumumba remains for many in Congo a symbol of what the country could have become after its independence. Instead, it became ...