Lumumba

[ loo-moom-buh ]

noun

1. Pa·trice (Em·er·gy) [p, uh, -, trees, em-er-, zhee], 1925–61, African political leader: premier of the Democratic Republic of the Congo 1960–61.

Lumumba

/ lʊˈmʊmbə /

noun

1. LumumbaPatrice19251961MCongolesePOLITICS: statesman Patrice (pəˈtriːs). 1925–61, Congolese statesman; first prime minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo (1960); assassinated

Example Sentences

The tooth was only returned to the Lumumba family by former colonial power Belgium two years ago - and had been placed in the special memorial building.

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Lumumba was much loved not just by many at home but across Africa for his outspoken criticism of colonialism - and he became an icon of pan-Africanism.

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But Juliana Lumumba said previous concerns about the security of the site had prompted the family to move the tooth to a more secure location.

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"Patrice Lumumba sacrificed himself for the sovereignty and independence of his country and the Congolese," she said.

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The gold-capped tooth of Patrice Lumumba, the Democratic Republic of Congo's independence hero, is safe and has not been stolen, his daughter has told the BBC.

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