Congolese independence hero Patrice Emery Lumumba shot to fame on June 30, 1960 with a blistering independence speech against ...
Much of postcolonial Africa still fails to confront the political vision for which Patrice Lumumba was eliminated.
"Patrice Lumumba, an icon of liberation for the Congo and the continent, was assassinated by the Belgians in 1961. He represented a short but realistic ray of hope for true African democracy. His ...