Countries That Named Streets In Honour Of Patrice Lumumba

Patrice Lumumba, streets named after him in Belgium, Ukraine, Germany, and many more that we will be listing before the end of this article. Do you know that Patrice Lumumba was unseated and murdered by firing squad? Reportedly backed by CIA and Belgian officials, In this article, let’s know about that and how he was held in great respect by over 20 countries across the globe.

Born on July 2nd, 1925 in Belgian Congo now the Democratic Republic of Congo, Patrice Lumumba played an essential role in the maneuver to free his country from Belgian colonial rule he amazed the Movema National Congolese and uttered passionately for the yearning of the Congolese people to rule themselves.

Lumumba’s time in role was turbulent, marked by political disruption aggravate by cold war anxiety his strong antagonism to Belgian and western involvement in Congo’s activities in parallel with his exertion to protect aid from the Soviet union agitated western forces in September 1960 president Joseph Kasavubu terminated him amid internal political discord but the west was not happy with only this penitence thus briefly after Lumumba was seized by Colonel Joseph Mobutu’s forces who later handed him over to secessionist authorities in katanga province, this province had proclaimed independence under Mui’s Chombei with assist from Belgian interest and the CIA.

Elizabeth Lumumba, Mimpolo and Okito were held in subjugation and made to undergo brutal conditions reports cite they were beaten and tortured during there constraint on January 17th, 1961 in the midst of international outcry and diplomatic endeavours to assure there discharge Lumumba and his associates were enacted by a firing squad the act was widely reproved as an execution carried out with western alliance targeted at eliminating Lumumba seen as a challenge to western interests in the region in spite of his short duration.

Lumumba’s collision is felt worldwide several nations have acknowledged him by naming streets, squares, schools and institutions after him additionally  to Ukraine, Serbia, Nigeria, Morocco, Ghana, Belgium, Egypt, Iran, South Africa, Uganda, Burundi, Kenya, Ethiopia, Haiti, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Germany, Mozambique and Tanzania. Nations such as Cuba, Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela, India, Vietnam, and others have also remembered him with several monuments, he was not just and African hero he was honoured as a sign of resilience in counter to exploiters.
Today, many say Patrice Lumumba was the sacrificial Lamb for African sovereignty. But is Africa truly free?