A gold-crowned tooth, the only remains that belonged to assassinated Congolese independence leader Patrice Lumumba, was returned on Monday in Brussels by the Belgian government to his family as part of a move to reflect on the country's brutal colonial legacy in Africa.
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DR Congo : Remains of Lumumba Back Home Soon
The remains of DR Congo’s former Prime Minister Patrice Emery Lumumba will be repatriated from Belgium, President Félix Tshisekedi has announced. In a national address to the country in front of Parliament on Monday, he said the national hero will be given an appropriate burial.Lire aussi : Fighting Emerging Diseases: Cameroon Determined To Reduce Dependence
“In June 2021, on the sidelines of the celebration of the 61st anniversary of our independence, the homeland will show its gratitude to Prime Minister Patrice Emery Lumumba, one of the national heroes whose relics will be repatriated and to whom we will give finally a burial worthy of his sacrifice for the party,” the President said. Lumumba was assassinated on January 17, 1961. Lire aussi : Régionales partielles: Tous parés pour le scrutin
The remains of DR Congo’s former Prime Minister Patrice Emery Lumumba will be repatriated from Belgium, President Félix Tshisekedi has announced.
“In June 2021, on the sidelines of the celebration of the 61st anniversary of our independence, the homeland will show its gratitude to Prime Minister Patrice Emery Lumumba, one of the national heroes whose relics will be repatriated and to whom we will give finally a burial worthy of his sacrifice for the party,” the President said.
Lumumba was an enduring national heroe and icon of those who demand that former colonial powers face up to their history.
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