Patrice Lumumba Flashcards
Where was Patrice Lumumba born?
Tiny village of Onalua - Kasai Province
How long did he live for?
1925 - 1960
What type of education did he complete?
Primary school education
What educated elite was he part of?
Evolues - educated middle class
When did this educated elite form?
1940s
When did Lumumba co-found a political party?
1958
What was the name of this political party?
The National Congolese Movement (MNC)
What did the MNC in brace?
Members from all tribes and provinces
How did Lumumba become a nationalist?
He had an appeal over and above his own ethnic group
What conference did he attend in 1958?
Pan-Africanist Conference in Accra, Ghana
What did he become a member of at this conference?
Permanent directing committee
Who did he receive personal counsel from?
Ghana as prime minister, Kwame Nkrumah
What was this conference important in?
Shaping limb members long-term objectives
When did he become the prime minister of Congo?
1960
What did he become a victim of?
Coup d’ état
What was the coup d’ etat funded by?
United States and Belgium – acting on behalf of European nations
What were these European nations fearing?
African nationalism
What is he often referred to as?
“Best sound of Africa”
“the linking of Congo”
The Black Messiah
What was he aimed at achieving?
Complete independence and having complete control over the resources
What was this complete control lead to?
Enhance the living condition of the Congolese people
What did he fight for?
Social justice
As a reformer what did he believe in?
All institutions needed to be democratised
What was his goal for the new country?
Gradual Africanisation and development
What visions did he not share with Kasavubu?
Federation of state based on ethnicity
What visions did he not share with Tshome?
Loose Federation of state
Who was Tshome backed by?
Belgian mining magnates in Katanga
Who did the Congolese people prefer to support?
Ethnic leaders rather than a national leader
Was Lumumba greatly supported?
Not a lot of support by the Congolese people and not a lot of international support
When was he assassinated?
Seven months after Congo attained independence
What was he involved in with the struggles of his country?
Anticolonial struggles and it was a freedom fighter
What was he the only leader with the idea of?
National unity – idea of United Congo was unyielding
What could he has he done in terms Alfara nations?
Prevent exploitation of the resources from foreign nations
What quality may have been responsible for his ultimate down for?
Bold and decisive as a leader
What is his lack of experience lead to?
Errors of judgement
What huge error of judgement did he make it?
Criticising Belgium at Independence Day celebrations
What did the criticism of the Belgium’s lead to?
Belgium against Congo
Why did the west not like him?
Assistance from the USSR made him look procommunist
When was he disposed as a prime minister?
14 September 1960
Who was he disposed by?
Mobutu
How long was the prime minister for?
67 days
Where did you continue to live?
Leopoldville at the prime minister’s residence
Who was the member guarded by?
In a group of UN troops to prevent his arrest and
Who wanted to prevent his escape?
Outer ing of Mobutu’s soldiers
Where did he escape to?
Stanley evil but he was a
Where was he placed after his arrest?
Military prison
In military prison what did Kasavubu offer him to join?
To join the government again but he refused
After his refuse or where was he sent?
Elizabeth Ville in Katanga - Tshombe
When was the announcement of his death made?
A month after his Muda
Who uncovered the truth of his death?
Historian Ludo de Witte - 2000
Who is responsible for his death?
The Belgian government
What shows that Belgium was behind the succession of Katanga
Documents in Brussels to protect the economic interest
What did Lumumba want during the mutiny of Publique Force?
Belgian troops to with draw – did not
