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Patrice Lumumba

Patrice Lumumba. By: Sofi LaLonde & Joel Malwitz. Patrice Lumumba. Helped launch Congolese national movement in 1958 First legally elected prime minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1960

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Patrice Lumumba

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  1. Patrice Lumumba By: Sofi LaLonde & Joel Malwitz

  2. Patrice Lumumba • Helped launch Congolese national movement in 1958 • First legally elected prime minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1960 • Belgium announced plan for Congolese independence, but the MNC political party boycotted; protests resulted in 30 deaths • Round Table Conference in Brussels in 1960 decided date of Congolese independence • First legally elected prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1960

  3. Prime Minister from 1960-1961 • Many riots after his election • Dismissed from office September 6th, 1961 • Killed while traveling on December 2nd, 1961

  4. “Patrice Lumumba” Encyclopedia Britannica. Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, 2011. Web. 26 March. 2011 <http://www.britannica.com/Ebchecked/topic/351310/Patrice-Lumumba> Sources

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