Patrice Lumumba Flashcards

1
Q

Where was Patrice Lumumba born?

A

Tiny village of Onalua - Kasai Province

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2
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How long did he live for?

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1925 - 1960

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3
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What type of education did he complete?

A

Primary school education

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4
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What educated elite was he part of?

A

Evolues - educated middle class

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5
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When did this educated elite form?

A

1940s

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6
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When did Lumumba co-found a political party?

A

1958

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7
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What was the name of this political party?

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The National Congolese Movement (MNC)

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8
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What did the MNC in brace?

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Members from all tribes and provinces

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9
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How did Lumumba become a nationalist?

A

He had an appeal over and above his own ethnic group

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10
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What conference did he attend in 1958?

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Pan-Africanist Conference in Accra, Ghana

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11
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What did he become a member of at this conference?

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Permanent directing committee

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12
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Who did he receive personal counsel from?

A

Ghana as prime minister, Kwame Nkrumah

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13
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What was this conference important in?

A

Shaping limb members long-term objectives

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14
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When did he become the prime minister of Congo?

A

1960

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15
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What did he become a victim of?

A

Coup d’ état

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16
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What was the coup d’ etat funded by?

A

United States and Belgium – acting on behalf of European nations

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17
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What were these European nations fearing?

A

African nationalism

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18
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What is he often referred to as?

A

“Best sound of Africa”
“the linking of Congo”
The Black Messiah

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19
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What was he aimed at achieving?

A

Complete independence and having complete control over the resources

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20
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What was this complete control lead to?

A

Enhance the living condition of the Congolese people

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21
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What did he fight for?

A

Social justice

22
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As a reformer what did he believe in?

A

All institutions needed to be democratised

23
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What was his goal for the new country?

A

Gradual Africanisation and development

24
Q

What visions did he not share with Kasavubu?

A

Federation of state based on ethnicity

25
Q

What visions did he not share with Tshome?

A

Loose Federation of state

26
Q

Who was Tshome backed by?

A

Belgian mining magnates in Katanga

27
Q

Who did the Congolese people prefer to support?

A

Ethnic leaders rather than a national leader

28
Q

Was Lumumba greatly supported?

A

Not a lot of support by the Congolese people and not a lot of international support

29
Q

When was he assassinated?

A

Seven months after Congo attained independence

30
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What was he involved in with the struggles of his country?

A

Anticolonial struggles and it was a freedom fighter

31
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What was he the only leader with the idea of?

A

National unity – idea of United Congo was unyielding

32
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What could he has he done in terms Alfara nations?

A

Prevent exploitation of the resources from foreign nations

33
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What quality may have been responsible for his ultimate down for?

A

Bold and decisive as a leader

34
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What is his lack of experience lead to?

A

Errors of judgement

35
Q

What huge error of judgement did he make it?

A

Criticising Belgium at Independence Day celebrations

36
Q

What did the criticism of the Belgium’s lead to?

A

Belgium against Congo

37
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Why did the west not like him?

A

Assistance from the USSR made him look procommunist

38
Q

When was he disposed as a prime minister?

A

14 September 1960

39
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Who was he disposed by?

A

Mobutu

40
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How long was the prime minister for?

A

67 days

41
Q

Where did you continue to live?

A

Leopoldville at the prime minister’s residence

42
Q

Who was the member guarded by?

A

In a group of UN troops to prevent his arrest and

43
Q

Who wanted to prevent his escape?

A

Outer ing of Mobutu’s soldiers

44
Q

Where did he escape to?

A

Stanley evil but he was a

45
Q

Where was he placed after his arrest?

A

Military prison

46
Q

In military prison what did Kasavubu offer him to join?

A

To join the government again but he refused

47
Q

After his refuse or where was he sent?

A

Elizabeth Ville in Katanga - Tshombe

48
Q

When was the announcement of his death made?

A

A month after his Muda

49
Q

Who uncovered the truth of his death?

A

Historian Ludo de Witte - 2000

50
Q

Who is responsible for his death?

A

The Belgian government

51
Q

What shows that Belgium was behind the succession of Katanga

A

Documents in Brussels to protect the economic interest

52
Q

What did Lumumba want during the mutiny of Publique Force?

A

Belgian troops to with draw – did not