Guy-Patrice Lumumba Explained

Guy-Patrice Lumumba, also known as Patrice Lumumba Guy, is the son of murdered Congolese Prime Minister and Pan-Africanist Patrice Émery Lumumba. His arrest in December 2005 was mentioned in the British House of Commons.[1] He ran independently for President of Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2006, but received only about 0.42%of the vote.[2] The World Socialist Website indicates he signed a complaint regarding the elections, claiming voter bribery and excess ballot sheets.[3]

In April 2021, Lumumba declared that he opposed the return of the relics of his father, a finger and two teeth collected by Gerard Soete, under the regime of Félix Tshisekedi.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200506/cmhansrd/vo060123/text/60123w27.htm Index to Answers and Statements for 23 January 2006
  2. http://africanelections.tripod.com/cd.html African Elections
  3. http://www.wsws.org/articles/2006/aug2006/cong-a25.shtml WSWS
  4. Web site: L’un des fils Lumumba refuse le retour des reliques de son père sous Tshisekedi . 8 April 2021 . La libre Afrique . . 8 April 2021 . fr.