1. By: Sofi LaLonde & Joel Malwitz
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 decided date of Congolese independence
First legally elected prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1960

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

4. “Patrice Lumumba” Encyclopedia Britannica
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