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Lumumba, return of a hero

Lumumba, return of a hero

Original Title: Lumumba, le retour d'un héros

20231h 26m
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2023

Runtime

1h 26m

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61 years after his assassination, Patrice Lumumba returns to his country. "Congo returns to Congo" as one of his children said. Lumumba was a nationalist leader who intended to use his country's enormous wealth for the benefit of his people. He became the first Prime Minister in the history of Congo on June 30, 1960, when the country gained its independence after 80 years of Belgian colonial rule. Seven months later, he was assassinated in Katanga province with two of his best political allies: Joseph Okito and Maurice Mpolo. Their bodies were dissolved in sulfuric acid and only one of Patrice Lumumba's teeth remained. This "relic" was taken from Lumumba's corpse and kept in secret by a police commissioner until his death in 2000. The assassination of the nationalist and anti-colonialist leader was followed by the advent of the dictator Mobutu, who was able to remain in place until 1997, thanks to Western support.

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 26m
Sep 24, 2023
Languages
FrenchLingalaSwahili
Director
Dieudo Hamadi
Dieudo Hamadi
Benoît Feyt
Quentin Noirfalisse
Production
Dancing Dog Productions
Dancing Dog Productions
RTBF
RTBF
Production Countries
Belgium

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