Congolese police have arrested six people over a break-in and vandalism earlier this week at the mausoleum of the country's assassinated independence leader Patrice Lumumba in Congo’s capital ...

Patrice Lumumba (R) and ally Joseph Okito (L) were arrested in December 1960 Some have said that with his speech Lumumba signed his own death warrant, but his murder the following year was also ...

Many are still haunted by the aborted legacy of DR Congo’s first prime minister, who was murdered on January 17, 1961.

Congolese police have arrested six people over a break-in and vandalism earlier this week at the mausoleum of the country’s assassinated independence leader Patrice Lumumba in Congo’s capital ...

Patrice Lumumba Four years after his death ... where he hoped to lead a revolution against Kasavubu. He was arrested before he got there. His captors, in Congo fashion, saw to it that he was ...

"Patrice Lumumba sacrificed himself for the sovereignty ... Local authorities say four suspects have been arrested over the desecration, but their identities have not been made public.

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congolese police have arrested six people over a break-in and vandalism earlier this week at the mausoleum of the country's assassinated independence leader Patrice Lumumba in ...