Lumumba

Lu·mum·ba

(lo͝o-mo͝om′bə), Patrice Emery 1925-1961.

First prime minister (1960) of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He was deposed and assassinated.

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Lumumba

(lʊˈmʊmbə)

(Biography) Patrice (pəˈtriːs). 1925–61, Congolese statesman; first prime minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo (1960); assassinated

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Budalang'i MP Raphael Wanjala's wants the Directorate of Criminal Prosecutions to speed up investigations into the killing of his guard Constant Lumumba.

Slain MP's guard laid to rest, Wanjala wants speedy probe

Piers then suggested Amanda couldn't be trusted to tell the truth by bringing up her false claim that bar owner Patrick Lumumba was involved in Meredith's murder at her flat in Perugia.

Piers Morgan in furious spat with 'self-pitying' Amanda Knox over interview snub; The Good Morning Britain presenter hit out at Amanda for the media attention she's getting and she fired back saying he's begged her to be on his show

However, County Police boss Patrick Lumumba denied that police set the houses on fire.

Police in Igembe accused of setting houses on fire

Which is why on June 3, exactly three decades after Patrick Lumumba was blown away, I shall be sitting next to McCrory - a left hook from where glory was achieved - to watch Ed Waugh's wonderful one-man play Carrying David, which tells the fairytale story of the rise and rise of a local hero.

McCrory's special night set to pack an almighty punch; glenn's title glory recalled 30 years on

THIS June will see the 30-year anniversary of when the face of North East boxing, Glenn McCrory, had his crowning glory night when he defeated Patrick Lumumba in Stanley to lift the IBF cruiserweight world title.

Play captures champ's inspirational brother; CRAIG JOHNS BREAKS THE FIRST RULE

This article examines Patrice Lumumba's afterlife among Congolese students in the 1960s.

The political life of the dead Lumumba: Cold War histories and the Congolese student left

Because he was there that historic night at the Louisa Centre in Stanley, County Durham, one of 1,500 fight fans who cheered the Annfield Plainborn fighter to the Cruiserweight title by beating Patrick Lumumba on points on June 3, 1989.

Drama relives boxer's battle to world title belt

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba spoke at the first event about his vision for the City of Jackson.

Wise Carter hosts "Focus on Jackson" event series

In this book, revised and updated to include new thinking on the Congo crisis and incorporating material recently released from British intelligence archives, the author tells the story of the Congo in the dying days of colonialism, and of Patrice Lumumba's transition from nationalist to revolutionary to international symbol of African liberation.

Zeilig, Leo. Lumumba: Africa's Lost Leader

At the request of President Kasavubu and Prime Minister Lumumba, the UN Security Council mandated Hammarskjold to intervene.

Lumumba, Hammarskjold and the Cold War in the Congo

In the mid-20th century, a number of so-called third world countries experienced a wave of independence movements. (https://www.britannica.com/biography/Patrice-Lumumba) Patrice Lumumba was an influential figure calling for Congolese independence from its colonist Belgium.