Historical Figure

Patrice Lumumba

Born: 1925 CE · Died: 1961 CENationality: Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville)

Associated Events

Colonialism1885 CE – 1960 CE

Belgian Congo

King Leopold II's personal colony in the Congo Free State (1885-1908) was the site of one of history's worst colonial atrocities, where rubber quotas enforced through mutilation, hostage-taking, and terror killed an estimated 1-10 million people (the exact number is heavily debated).

Independence1945 CE – 1994 CE

Decolonization of Africa

The wave of African independence movements following WWII that transformed 50+ colonies into independent nations between 1945–1994.