Patrice Lumumba: A Revolutionary Feared by the West

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  • On 30 June 1960, as he sat listening to King Baudouin of Belgium deliver his address to the assembled dignitaries in Léopoldville on the Congo’s independence day, the new prime minister, Patrice Lumumba, became increasingly agitated, scribbling notes furiously.
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    #congo #lumumba

Komentáře • 981

  • @AfricanBiographics
    @AfricanBiographics  Před rokem +214

    Apologies for butchering the pronunciations of the French names 😊

    • @jackmashinge3697
      @jackmashinge3697 Před rokem +12

      Wakapenga wakadaro..our unsung heroes

    • @afriworia5020
      @afriworia5020 Před rokem +23

      @@jackmashinge3697 it's metaphorical, remember the French butchered Lumumba but they never apologized, and they are still butchering our brothers and sisters to this day.
      AfricanBiographics is smart.

    • @patrickk.lumumba8869
      @patrickk.lumumba8869 Před rokem +35

      No need to apologize. We should be proud of how we pronounce them
      They butcher our names every day left right and centre.

    • @aseemichael4440
      @aseemichael4440 Před rokem +10

      @@patrickk.lumumba8869 agreed,,, they butchered our hero's,,,,,, you butchered the name (which no interest of me what so ever) no comparison.

    • @alstonreid2921
      @alstonreid2921 Před rokem

      @@jackmashinge3697 j

  • @margaretgreenwood4243
    @margaretgreenwood4243 Před rokem +241

    Im English. I remember hearing about the Congo and Lumumba. I was 18. I was angry and sorrowful to learn of this great man’s death. I still feel that way today at 80 years of age

    • @williamjones2205
      @williamjones2205 Před rokem +1

      When was Lamumba's death?

    • @margaretgreenwood4243
      @margaretgreenwood4243 Před rokem

      @@williamjones2205 17 January 1961. President Eisenhower ordered his death as Lumumba wanted Africa to have its own currency

    • @bahacho
      @bahacho Před 11 měsíci

      He was killed by your race so that you can live from free wealth. Why regret?

    • @feyrol42
      @feyrol42 Před 8 měsíci

      @@williamjones2205 1961

    • @mwaurangere4331
      @mwaurangere4331 Před 8 měsíci +4

      17/01/61

  • @ezekiekr8475
    @ezekiekr8475 Před rokem +597

    What is truly sad is that Lumumba's dream of African nations rising up from the colonial ashes is being realized, while his home nation, the DRC, has not improved at all.

    • @williegitau6680
      @williegitau6680 Před rokem +30

      So true...tragic...

    • @fatmatakamara1866
      @fatmatakamara1866 Před rokem +45

      But his dream/our dream will come to be one day. Africans will become woke and do the needful or cease to exist. It has happened to other populations and it can happen again.

    • @seanjames6879
      @seanjames6879 Před rokem

      You know why the DCR has not improved? The greedy wicked European and western nations, pit African Brothers and sisters against each other so as to keep them in war and turmoil so that they(the western and European rapists can continue to rape Africa of their resources.

    • @Aleks-mr4oq
      @Aleks-mr4oq Před rokem

      Yeah thats not happening, the africans slaughtered and subjigated the only people who couldve turned that continent around. Biafra, katanga, Rhodesia, and South africa were the creame of the crop and the average man in africa fell for the textbook communist Propaganda.

    • @cauwenberghsroeland8607
      @cauwenberghsroeland8607 Před rokem +7

      What was the name of the minister of home affairs of Molupwe Kalonji, and later minister of Mobutu ? ... Clanism has destroyed civility...

  • @preciouschipili551
    @preciouschipili551 Před rokem +446

    I have read ,watched repeatedly Lumumba's story and each time it brings me to tears. The Congo failed this man and possibly could have been the change they needed

    • @thewisemaninvest5600
      @thewisemaninvest5600 Před rokem +61

      He was the change we needed but we killed our Moses that's why we have not crossed the red sea 🌊

    • @dannykwane1180
      @dannykwane1180 Před rokem +32

      they failed themselves imo. Lumumba's legacy lives on

    • @garrysekelli6776
      @garrysekelli6776 Před rokem +2

      Not sure if I understand. It's like if you lend money to someone and then they don't pay you back or constantly delay and provide late payments.

    • @gidgethrobowski3860
      @gidgethrobowski3860 Před rokem +17

      @Precious Chipili:
      Wow. I cry too because I have so much love for Patrice Lumumba, he is my hero, along with Stephen Biko of South Africa. I saw a man of great courage, intelligence, and love for his people. As a fellow African, I am deeply hurt that the Congolese people failed him, and indeed this great man was the change they needed. I can barely get through this video knowing how Leopoldo of Belgium murdered my fellow African brothers and sisters, and what nerve of the nephew/colonizer to reject the truth.
      Shalom, God bless you.

    • @JaminT.Jaddua
      @JaminT.Jaddua Před rokem

      @@thewisemaninvest5600 you from Congo ?

  • @augustusdeg6705
    @augustusdeg6705 Před rokem +91

    the Soviet Union did a very good job of honoring Patrice Lumumba by establishing the Patrice Lumumba People's Friendship University in Moscow Russia in the 1960s. Kudos to the Russians who were decades ahead in honoribg this bright guy form Africa..may his sacrifice of offering his life for his homeland bring fruit in the emancipation of Africa.

    • @vonvanhoolandt4483
      @vonvanhoolandt4483 Před rokem

      What did lumumba give the Russians in return for the weapons ?

    • @vonvanhoolandt4483
      @vonvanhoolandt4483 Před rokem

      How. Long did that wonderful University last ?

    • @augustusdeg6705
      @augustusdeg6705 Před 10 měsíci +18

      @@vonvanhoolandt4483 Patrice Lumumba Peoples' Friendship Univerisity of Russia was established 05 February 1960, and still is a very good research reknowned public university today, and is Russia's equivalent to Oxford Umiversity.

    • @battlepassgaming
      @battlepassgaming Před 8 měsíci +2

      @@vonvanhoolandt4483 he didnt give them anything because he lost but the congo was a strategic location to control since it is resource rich

    • @fightback397
      @fightback397 Před 7 měsíci +5

      ​@@battlepassgaming
      He gave Congo and Africa an example of courage . His example inspired millions .

  • @alphagimba3315
    @alphagimba3315 Před rokem +214

    Lumumba one of Africa's best 👌

    • @augustopinochet1670
      @augustopinochet1670 Před rokem

      best human fertilizer.

    • @justasimplemanworkinghiswa1569
      @justasimplemanworkinghiswa1569 Před rokem +5

      same with Gaddafi😔

    • @philipbanda6637
      @philipbanda6637 Před rokem +4

      The best in africa : K Nkurumah, P Lumumba, T Sankara, Bantu Biko, C Hani, Winnie Madikizela , Samora Marchel, Dedan Kimathi

    • @ricardowilliams9201
      @ricardowilliams9201 Před rokem +6

      ​@@augustopinochet1670your time will come very soon believe that

    • @piked261
      @piked261 Před rokem

      @@augustopinochet1670 so a fascist mass murderer is one of your hero's 🤣

  • @KevinMacaringue
    @KevinMacaringue Před rokem +124

    A hero and a legend to all Africans. Great respect from Mozambique to the great Congolese people 🇲🇿 🇲🇿 🇲🇿 🇲🇿 🇲🇿

  • @maunzee
    @maunzee Před rokem +153

    Wow, my late father talked so much about Lumumba’s bravery and contribution to our Independence in Africa. Today for the first time I watched his whole story and I was emotional at the edge of my seat. Thank you so much 🙏🏾. May their soul Rest in Power 🫡✊🏾🇲🇿

    • @fightback397
      @fightback397 Před 7 měsíci +1

      My mother also talked about him .

  • @PROPHETIC120
    @PROPHETIC120 Před rokem +81

    Patrice Lumumba was a great man, may his exit be rewarded with a million Lumumbas for Africa.

    • @augustopinochet1670
      @augustopinochet1670 Před rokem

      he was a filthy communist that would of destroyed the country, like communists destroyed literally every other country that adopted it

    • @vonvanhoolandt4483
      @vonvanhoolandt4483 Před rokem

      Lumumba was a self serving murderer why isn’t anyone bringing up Patrice Lumumba University in Russia ? Many innocent people were killed men women and children…. I guess I just lived in the Congo and I don’t know anything that happened to the beautiful Congolese people…..

    • @wildfire9280
      @wildfire9280 Před 5 dny

      @@vonvanhoolandt4483 I’m sorry, how is a Russian university related?

  • @gloriaf6971
    @gloriaf6971 Před rokem +48

    It still hurts to know that such a good man was killed because he wanted to do the right thing for the people of his country.

  • @ephraimphiri5789
    @ephraimphiri5789 Před rokem +75

    In Zambia's capital, Lusaka, we have one of our major roads named after this man....'Lumumba road'...so you don't pass through the city of Lusaka without speaking the name 'Lumumba!'

    • @stephenbwalya4352
      @stephenbwalya4352 Před rokem +6

      You're right a Phiri 💪🏾

    • @michaelhunziker7287
      @michaelhunziker7287 Před rokem +5

      In many US cities, we have streets named after Martin Luther King Jr...They all have something in common. They are the most dangerous, especially at night

    • @winngh
      @winngh Před rokem +3

      Same here on Ghana.

    • @KarenKSmith-tm2kp
      @KarenKSmith-tm2kp Před rokem +7

      ​@@michaelhunziker7287 I literally was just thinking the same thing. They All have the same thing in common. Trying to liberate the ppl and got assinated for it. Same time frame etc... Make you really think 💬🤔 What's really going on???

    • @Sum-Ting-Wong71
      @Sum-Ting-Wong71 Před měsícem +1

      ​@@michaelhunziker7287
      They aren't much better in the daytime either.

  • @abadojoseph5234
    @abadojoseph5234 Před rokem +28

    Like Sankara, the spirit of Lumumba keeps hunting the evil doer's in DR Congo.

  • @bostonchabzola6808
    @bostonchabzola6808 Před rokem +159

    Even though I saw this video when it was just released 18 hours ago but I kept on ignoring to click it. Since CZcams know that I watch almost every video released on this channel it kept on bringing it to my play list then finally I have just finished watching it. The reason why I was dodging it is because every time i watch or listen to Lumumba's story it breaks my heart and I end up becoming so angry. The way he was killed was brutal, and looking at all those that took part in this and reasons why they did it even makes me more angry.

    • @Thekiabas
      @Thekiabas Před rokem +13

      They killed a true leader but forgot that new ones will be born, one day we will continue what this man started, we gonna win and conquer and rewrite the rules of this world. One day that day will come ☝🏽

    • @lamarrjones104
      @lamarrjones104 Před 11 měsíci +3

      Exactly bro at some point we're going to have to take evil on know matter the shape size or color this was wrong of what they did to this young man and his to friends just brutal if we can't get justice lets take it then.

    • @augustusdeg6705
      @augustusdeg6705 Před 10 měsíci +1

      @@Thekiabas that day will come when those who are cruel and soulless will be punished too.

  • @adamharris1406
    @adamharris1406 Před rokem +13

    Patrice Lumumba was African voice silenced by western colonial powers

    • @augustopinochet1670
      @augustopinochet1670 Před rokem

      He was afrcian voice propped up by soviet money

    • @36G
      @36G Před rokem +2

      ​@@augustopinochet1670 so you admit the Soviets spoke of freedom and independence through him. That makes the Soviets allies of Africans.

    • @Kolesha
      @Kolesha Před rokem

      ​@@36G Exactly.

  • @michaelwilks6268
    @michaelwilks6268 Před rokem +21

    This brother here reminds me so much of Malcolm X. Two erudite, uncompromising brave cats. Who were willing to risk their lives on behalf of their people. Lumunba, like Malcolm, had to know that those speeches that they made( the chickens coming home to roost.And the one that Lumunba made before the Belgium King would cause them some detriment. But the veracity of the subject to them was more important than the penalty that they would incur. Even if the penalty was death, I call that medal of honor kinda brave. Where you're willing to risk your life for your fellow man. There is no more braver individual on earth in my opinion, than somebody willing to do that.

  • @user-uw2px3si3u
    @user-uw2px3si3u Před rokem +93

    African youth should be taught about such history. I'm a young South African man and I believe in a united Africa. Men like Mr Lumumba are heroes and I wish their visions for Africa can live through us and into the future. The whole continent is lead by pensioners and we are very grateful for what the earlier generatons have done for us but if you look at the wealthiest people in our continent it's these same pensioners who hold all the wealth. It's no coincidence. We need new leaders to come up from our youth. Leaders who will not conform to the corrupt systems that have been established. Leaders who want unity and prosperity for our people. One thing is for sure is that such documentaries will spark that flame. #africa #unitedafrica #unitedstatesofafrica

    • @augustopinochet1670
      @augustopinochet1670 Před rokem

      He was a filthy communist who got what he deserved.

    • @jokerwick
      @jokerwick Před rokem +3

      I agree 100%

    • @anthonykeya7338
      @anthonykeya7338 Před 7 měsíci

      Deal with okadudu first

    • @carlinkag2525
      @carlinkag2525 Před 2 měsíci

      We are being taught this though? I'm in university in South Africa and we're literally talking about Lumumba and the Congo in class

    • @user-uw2px3si3u
      @user-uw2px3si3u Před 2 měsíci +2

      @@carlinkag2525 Thank you for you comment brother. Only about 5% of black South African youth go to university so you are part of a very lucky few. Not to mention, how many out of that 5% will be lucky enough to study a course on African history and African leaders.. Very few. My point is that the majority of Africans don't have access to nearly enough information about our history and geopolitics to make wise enough decisions to put the right leaderships in place to develop our continent

  • @blackapples4744
    @blackapples4744 Před rokem +32

    Words cannot describe his ELEGANCE and BEAUTY.
    R.I.P. Mr. President Lumumba.🕊🌱🏵

  • @Time12345A
    @Time12345A Před rokem +59

    Your Dreams of Africans Rising is finally becoming a reality King Lumumba we thank you and other Great African thinkers for inspiring generations after you. They Killed you but your Ideas will live forever. God Bless you Patrice Lumumba 💛💙❤

    • @vonvanhoolandt4483
      @vonvanhoolandt4483 Před rokem

      Corrupt murderer….Self-serving..Period….Go to the jungles of the Congo and find the small villages where people live and what they witnessed first hand….The truth shall set you free….A dream hero…..

  • @DOT_ZER_O
    @DOT_ZER_O Před rokem +34

    He wanted the best for his country and Africa as well. He is a true African. Western greed persists and Africa is falling. This system is nothing but a scam.

    • @--Traveler--
      @--Traveler-- Před rokem

      to say that africa doesnt also have greed would be dishonest.

    • @MirriamSofe-yj9pq
      @MirriamSofe-yj9pq Před rokem +2

      Ironically its 😔 that Mobutu his trusted' friend'ends 👆 indirectly betraying him because of personal Greed before national interest for the people who suffered so much atrocities at the ✋ of the Belgians.Religiously speaking,easiest way to kill any 👪 nation ➗ them.Joseph sold by his blood brother's because of jealousy,Esau killed his brother...such is human nature.Having watched the 28:00+ video on how his covert operation was carried out,i really salute this Great leader who might have 😡 brought such difference in Africa.I Always wonder where such people will really go after this life,Pure Evil,worse than the Devil because with him,he is a' titled' son of Perdition but with them,im flabbergasted by their evil souls if they have any.Rest in peace,Sir,definitely they didnt touch you're spirit,you're a HERO hence investigation into today 12- April-2023! Aggrieved South African citizen.

  • @mcamara488
    @mcamara488 Před rokem +45

    It hurts so much seeing how black men tied his arms up with rope in benefit of Belgium. I believe Congo is playing for all the betrayal committed against Lumumba. May his soul rest in eternal peace. 🙏🏿

    • @mutajumarobhe9788
      @mutajumarobhe9788 Před rokem +1

      the operation overseen by a fellow countryman Mobutu who was Belgian and CIA puppet, how sad

    • @augustopinochet1670
      @augustopinochet1670 Před rokem

      It must really hurt to know that it was black people like the Ashanti tribe that got rich from slavery and the Dohemi that fought a war against Britain when they were told that they could no longer be slavers

    • @wowso4
      @wowso4 Před rokem +4

      That part made me so emotional 😢how could you do that to your own? 😭😭😭

    • @albertnjoh9385
      @albertnjoh9385 Před rokem

      It's the fate of the black race . Vladimir Putin once said , with a measure of truth , that it's easy to kill a black man as his brothers will do it for you .
      After centuries of slavery and colonization , Africans remain at the bottom of the world development index . It's a deliberate policy by the greedy Western imperialists . Their strategy is to pick some traitors , ensure their rise to power and then continue in the plunder of Africa's resources . DRC , for all its vast mineral wealth , remains among the poorest of nations .
      Well , Mobutu , Kasavubu , Tchombe , etc. who took part in the death of Lumumba , have all gone to where they sent him prematurely . They will each give an account of their roles in his death .

    • @the6thmic
      @the6thmic Před rokem

      U see it the savagery in colour, so don't for a minute think blacks didn't help capture n sell blacks into slavery. You should do some research on Niger and what the French did

  • @sahraahmedkoshin
    @sahraahmedkoshin Před rokem +41

    Thank you for this. Every Afrian leader with a vision for their country and people has been silenced. We need to educate ourselves and push back agaisnt this. Cant believe the US government is in southern Africa to lecture Africa about democratic system and human rights!

    • @tapiwatapererwa8795
      @tapiwatapererwa8795 Před rokem +3

      😢😢 Rest in peace my brother Lumumba

    • @wosenaoliver-smith957
      @wosenaoliver-smith957 Před rokem +4

      Some nerve and the audacity of it all

    • @wosenaoliver-smith957
      @wosenaoliver-smith957 Před rokem +8

      The 🇺🇸 can not speak on Human rights

    • @Sum-Ting-Wong71
      @Sum-Ting-Wong71 Před měsícem +1

      To divide and conquer is a tried and true formula that has been successfully used over and over again. One way or another, they will always find their man, who for a price, and always to the detriment of his people, will gladly play their game.

  • @loishunter1140
    @loishunter1140 Před 10 měsíci +7

    Patrice Lumumba inspired the civil rights movement in America SNCC! I was a small kid listening to my uncles and their college friends speaking of liberation in America. I always thought Patrice Lumumba was a personal friend of theirs.

  • @afriworia5020
    @afriworia5020 Před rokem +57

    Sorry I can not watch today's video because of what happened to Patrice, it haunts me every time I hear his name.
    He's actually my Super hero.

    • @gracenjuguna7292
      @gracenjuguna7292 Před rokem +12

      I know!! Truly tragic. But for me, the saddest part is that Africa has learnt little from history. The African leadership has taken over the role of the colonialists and still getting rid of those who try to bring liberation for Africa. Truly tragic..

    • @gabrieljackson5890
      @gabrieljackson5890 Před rokem

      @@gracenjuguna7292 Leaders are still puppets of the Western world they selling us Africans out for their benefit neo colonialism it is

    • @afriworia5020
      @afriworia5020 Před rokem

      @@gracenjuguna7292 if you can read his last letter to his wife you'll also understand that he actually wrote it to all of us and warned us about those who've been bought.
      He also gave us hope.

    • @mcamara488
      @mcamara488 Před rokem +6

      I feel you, same happens to me but I am watching with pain.

    • @stephenbwalya4352
      @stephenbwalya4352 Před rokem +4

      I have been ignoring it since it showed up cos I feel the same way but I've failed to resist

  • @slimpickens01
    @slimpickens01 Před rokem +139

    Rip Lumumba, Father of a nation that almost realized it's greatest potential. Instead the powers that be used another African to take down an African. Lumumba's story always leave me bitter and upset because the very same people that plotted against him are the same people today that continue to milk the Kongo for it's resources. I cannot understand why President Tshisekedi and former President Kabila did business with Belgium, France, and the US from a position of servitude. If these leaders are so blind that they can only see the lining of their own pockets instead of national growth then they are the ones who deserve to be executed. People who have done the right thing where the ones snuffed out. We should demand better for us and not just in Kongo but across the continent!

    • @frana.4086
      @frana.4086 Před rokem +10

      I totally agree!

    • @ronepting5030
      @ronepting5030 Před rokem +9

      Me as well, I'll never let it go

    • @Icare202
      @Icare202 Před rokem +8

      And we should demand better across the world!

    • @amberlight5830
      @amberlight5830 Před rokem +9

      That's what they did to first pm of Pakistan almost similar time 1953'.
      To Mossadeq of Iran almost similar time. When they tried to take over their national resources by using other local politicians or such factions to unite against the one they're targeting for their ppl or talk abt their ppl interests. Story of Asia and africa are twin and not much difference as far as white man greed is concerns and the modus operandi to deal with it as it suits their agenda.

    • @RooseveltThomas-bw7ki
      @RooseveltThomas-bw7ki Před rokem +10

      It is all in history, with out conscience, anything to satisfy their greed and control. But most of all, keep the Black man down.

  • @greavesmoyo7998
    @greavesmoyo7998 Před rokem +18

    A true hero of African freedom from all forms of oppression and exploitation. His focus and approach frightened the racist fascist oppressors to assassinate him. Rest in eternal peace son of the Soil. Your legacy remains a shining flame to generations to come!

  • @MathewsLukundoSinyangwe-05

    I have been waiting for this forever. Great works @African Biographics This is one of the most painful death on the soils of Africa. Lumumba leaves on Great Son of Africa

  • @fatmatakamara1866
    @fatmatakamara1866 Před rokem +27

    It took a while to fully watch and digest this video, what's going there now hurts so bad and yet again the continent of Africa failed the children of Congo. How our leaders go to sleep at night while Congo children die for resources that has never benefited them baffles me. It hurts so much because as an individual you feel helplessness.

    • @buckwheat6245
      @buckwheat6245 Před 5 měsíci

      How do you fully watch the video and not understand the tragedy that will inevitably befall any African leader standing in between the capitalist West and the natural resources they insatiably seek after?

  • @patrickk.lumumba8869
    @patrickk.lumumba8869 Před rokem +59

    The biggest case study of American imperialism and greed is showcased in the Congo (DRC), through the way they (Eisenhower, Nixon & CIA) handled H.E. Patrice Lumumba

    • @ronaldmadziro5679
      @ronaldmadziro5679 Před rokem +16

      Yet Esseinhower is seen by many as a great President despite his horrible record of Amerikkkan imperialism. He was responsible for overthrowing Democratically elected Iranian leader,installed the Shah to be a puppet for the West,Iran has not recovered from that. Esseinhower also supported a coup in Guatemala to overthrow leftist leader and install a puppet so they can profit from their citrus fruit plantations there. When the Bay of Pigs invasion happened in Cuba during the early months of Kennedy administration,it had been the Eisenhower regime that had recruited Cuban exiles,trained them to plot the invasion. Kennedy only found out when it was in advanced stages and he was powerless to stop it,so he allowed it to happen,thankfully it failed. That’s Amerikkkan imperialism for you.

    • @allenfreeland6494
      @allenfreeland6494 Před rokem +1

      The shame is that President Esseinhower was no hero as you can see his record.People don't want to see the hypocrisy in these political leaders and the damage they done to freedom. Lumumba was a man of truth and greatness but was taken away by greed.

    • @apex_prowler95
      @apex_prowler95 Před rokem +11

      The Belgians did the most in the assassination of the great Lumumba. The US government played second fiddle. As long as you don't put the blame on who it really was, the Belgians, your comment is simple fodder. The Assassination of Lumumba by Ludo de Witte is a good start for those who think they know but don't.

    • @augustopinochet1670
      @augustopinochet1670 Před rokem +1

      He was a filthy communist who got what he deserved. How ignorant are you to think that the Soviet imperialism and the KGB wasn't just as influential?

    • @ronaldmadziro5679
      @ronaldmadziro5679 Před rokem +3

      @@augustopinochet1670 Fascist trol alert 🚨

  • @kalenbogart4482
    @kalenbogart4482 Před rokem +58

    Modern African history is a subject which was not well covered in my American education. I really appreciate this channel, your content and your concise, economical and straightforward style.

    • @frana.4086
      @frana.4086 Před rokem

      The truth of African history will never be told in American education because that's like admitting their involvement in the many atrocities.

    • @wolfgameing2377
      @wolfgameing2377 Před rokem +9

      You have to self study. Stay in the libraries, bookstores, and take a course in African Studies.

    • @augustopinochet1670
      @augustopinochet1670 Před rokem +1

      Neither is South East Asian or South American history, why would it be? Do you think they learn American history?

    • @kalenbogart4482
      @kalenbogart4482 Před rokem +2

      @@augustopinochet1670 we covered a pretty large swath of South American history, and modern but not ancient south East Asian history, probably because of the political import ascribed to them.

    • @kalenbogart4482
      @kalenbogart4482 Před rokem +1

      @@frana.4086 there’s an uncomfortable truth.
      The legacy of colonialism is something I’m genuinely not sure how to confront.

  • @imanishayo7747
    @imanishayo7747 Před rokem +12

    To whoever who is sad don't be Patrice Lumumba's dream is alive and well he did not die for nothing and we who are Africans have studied his ways and are fulfilling his wishes on earth the East African Union is liberating Congo as we speak and Belgium is not a Colonial power Patrice your son's from all over Africa are alive and well your objektives will be meet whether they like it or not

  • @girishn1762
    @girishn1762 Před 9 měsíci +3

    The true Sun of Africa,this african history tears roling my eyes whate a great leader love and respect from INDIA 💕💕❤️💖💜

  • @Malalalaika
    @Malalalaika Před rokem +29

    History repeats itself unfortunately. Hopefully we’ll progress together one day ❤

  • @CranialExtractor
    @CranialExtractor Před rokem +13

    Anyone who has the courage to speak truth is my hero.

  • @shumonbrown5229
    @shumonbrown5229 Před rokem +48

    As a man of African descent here in the United Snakes of AmeriKKKa I have profound Respect for men such as Patrice Lumumba, Malcolm X (Brother Omawale)

    • @fubub3595
      @fubub3595 Před rokem +6

      Lol, that the good one ,United snakes 1🥰✌️👍

    • @jokerwick
      @jokerwick Před rokem +7

      Both heroes. I feel the same way about Kwame Nkrumah, Thomas Sankara, Fidel Castro, and the Afro-Cuban soldiers that helped liberate Namibia from colonial apartheid rule. Incredible historical figures that should never be forgotten.

    • @shumonbrown5229
      @shumonbrown5229 Před rokem +2

      @@fubub3595 that's what it is, right?!!!...lol

    • @shumonbrown5229
      @shumonbrown5229 Před rokem +4

      @@jokerwick Long live Fidel...it was through reading that I found out the likes of, Huey Newton and Assata Shakur, sought refuge in Cuba!!!

    • @fubub3595
      @fubub3595 Před rokem +1

      @@shumonbrown5229 yes ,you right

  • @fakecorny9807
    @fakecorny9807 Před rokem +65

    You are a really good CZcamsr! Thank you for telling Africa's story and putting It on the map.

  • @willetmarshall3795
    @willetmarshall3795 Před rokem +10

    Black history ❤ should be told. Great Man ❤

  • @kelvinbuobi1672
    @kelvinbuobi1672 Před rokem +16

    Viva Patrice Lumumba Vivaa✊🏿

  • @leebowens2631
    @leebowens2631 Před rokem +4

    I first heard of Patrice Lumumba through Malcolm X's admiration of this man .

  • @Jorgemiles
    @Jorgemiles Před rokem +49

    There is so much to learn about world history. Terrific content, pal. Bring more and more.

  • @iexist3919
    @iexist3919 Před rokem +25

    I know little about African history, especially modern. Thank you for helping cover Africa’s rich history!

  • @andyanderson5303
    @andyanderson5303 Před rokem +9

    In retrospect, those days if an African country was blessed with resources it was actually not a blessing but a curse.

    • @Elrobin6072
      @Elrobin6072 Před rokem +1

      It is a blessing ,but the mind set of those that are being attacked by a powerful enemy who refuse to unite but betray one another having a defeated mind ,that's the curse

  • @grunggadx25
    @grunggadx25 Před rokem +12

    It’s sad that he learned too late that the un was only in the Kongo for themselves

  • @kendzomukendi3163
    @kendzomukendi3163 Před 7 měsíci +2

    MERCI BEAUCOUP POUR CETTE PAGE SUR LE PLUS GRAND REVOLUTIONNAIRE NOIR AFRICAIN DE TOUS LES TEMPS, LE CONGOLAIS PATRICE EMERY LUMUMBA...

  • @SDluka
    @SDluka Před rokem +32

    Brave man, we feel his fight against westren imperialism here in the Balkans, respect to you mr. Lumumba. Love from Serbia.

    • @augustopinochet1670
      @augustopinochet1670 Před rokem +1

      Not like that soviet imperialism?

    • @SDluka
      @SDluka Před rokem

      ​​@@augustopinochet1670 Soviet union was just not an imperilistic country, but you would not know that, your nick is a western imperialistic nazi lapdog pinoche.

  • @powermindz9326
    @powermindz9326 Před rokem +5

    It's sad that in the video, It's actually his own people binding and arresting him , what blindness😢...oh God

  • @cuzcohusky3533
    @cuzcohusky3533 Před 9 měsíci +3

    Love from South America much respect to this man and Africa

  • @Avaricumstudios
    @Avaricumstudios Před rokem +11

    We celebrate our radical African revolutionaries and rightly so but we shouldn't forget that their revolutionary zeal and idealism is one of the reason why some African countries are so messed up...what if Lumumba didn't have great speeches but was boring and patient? Independence might have been delayed for five or so years allowing for the training of an officer Corp and civil service and that may have set Congo on the right track after all in the long run...Lumumbas zeal and charisma may have rallied crowds but people don't eat zeal and charisma....

    • @36G
      @36G Před rokem +3

      Without influencing the masses they would do as their told through western influence. His words were necessary to spark critical thinking among his people.

  • @69truestyles33
    @69truestyles33 Před rokem +11

    The African continent's (and the WORLD'S) most intriguing "what if" scenario, in my personal opinion. Imagine if Patrice Lumumba's vision for a completely independent, self actualized, and UNITED (!) Africa was allowed to manifest itself...

  • @SosaSal_
    @SosaSal_ Před rokem +15

    I remember watching a documentary about him. It’s absolutely horrible and disgusting how they did him. I truly believe the country would have been better off with him as their leader

    • @Saba-if5mu
      @Saba-if5mu Před 9 měsíci +2

      The same things happened to those of the past, the same things happened to this present day but in different fashions.

  • @hc82
    @hc82 Před 9 měsíci +3

    Great respect from kenya. Long live the King

  • @ycamara9034
    @ycamara9034 Před rokem +14

    Rest in power forever ,and peace ✌️

  • @jokerwick
    @jokerwick Před rokem +14

    Fantastic video! Lumumba was a hero and should never be forgotten.

    • @vonvanhoolandt4483
      @vonvanhoolandt4483 Před rokem

      He was a murderer of his own people…..Go to the Congo and find the small villages where people remember his atrocities….Fake history and edited videos….

    • @saebelorn
      @saebelorn Před 10 měsíci +2

      ​@@vonvanhoolandt4483interesting name, buddy. Feeling guilty?

    • @vonvanhoolandt4483
      @vonvanhoolandt4483 Před 10 měsíci

      @@saebelorn why would I feel guilty i was only six years old…The great patrice Lumumba was a mass murderer “his so called troops “ I always wondered how they stated he received %25 of the Congolese people’s votes …. I lived it you don’t know a thing about this mass murderer….Sure Russia supplied him with weapons…They even named a college after him….Why? Uranium and diamonds…..The Great Patrice who educated this man ? Everyone who is the present leader is following in his footsteps….Innocent villagers forced to work horrendous hours in very unsafe mines ? Why is this still going on to this very day….My sister was born in the Congo ! Where were you born ? How many of the old timers did you interview ??? Moscow got rid of his name of their university….If you didn’t live it than all the stories are written by people who most likely have never stepped a foot on one of the most beautiful countries on the planet..So keep writing about your unfaithful history…..

  • @realrager100
    @realrager100 Před rokem +4

    😢😢😢😢 💔
    I never really knew about Patrice until I started watching few videos. Watching this today really swelled my eyes with tears.
    I felt no fear but pure anger.
    How can any African leader fear the west or europe after knowing who Patrice was and what he stood for. Is Congo any better today ?.
    😢😢😢😢

  • @Tete-Bob
    @Tete-Bob Před rokem +24

    Great channel, your videos have educated me on African history which was partially given to us in school

  • @mutajumarobhe9788
    @mutajumarobhe9788 Před rokem +16

    The Belgian King has no shame in praising his bro for contributing much to Congo, stealing its resources, chopping off people's hands😁

  • @Aiizek01
    @Aiizek01 Před 11 měsíci +3

    A true leader and thanks you 🙏🏽💯

  • @matthewyankey4663
    @matthewyankey4663 Před rokem +7

    Some people are wicked.

  • @lorrainemounts2416
    @lorrainemounts2416 Před rokem +7

    All it takes is just 1 brave voice to speak up against the hypocrisy and other atrocities to plant the seeds for freedom and liberation from tyranny and imperialism. Lumumba was a great man, and it is a pity he is not alive today to witness the evolution of Africa. 🙏🏽

  • @jonahbenisrael4602
    @jonahbenisrael4602 Před rokem +4

    Mr Lumumba was a Martyr!!
    He died for the People!!
    Revelation 17:6
    [6]And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.

  • @Nos-sz4qd
    @Nos-sz4qd Před rokem +4

    Cobalt mining exploits is the new form of struggle they endure. Majority of the workers are children. People complain about slavery of the past and do nothing about it today.

  • @akilimali_ndag
    @akilimali_ndag Před 10 měsíci +5

    Thanks for the unbiased content. As a Congolese, Lumumba was indeed our Moses [like I saw someone's comment], our hero but the imparialism didn't want the DRC to go forward by itself all these 'cause if greed of these western evils (sorry for the use of an explicit word, I'm so anxious and it's heartbreaking). May his soul rest in eternal peace!!!

  • @tshimanzambetshim4987
    @tshimanzambetshim4987 Před rokem +4

    It’s sad that every African hero assassinated was betrayed by another African…

  • @momonasri8611
    @momonasri8611 Před rokem +14

    His own friends and people betrayed him definitely a hero. You lot know accurate biography about him I can read

  • @franwern519
    @franwern519 Před rokem +4

    I am so sad and angry, this frustration of a young educated man, trying to share the greater picture, a big vision of a great Africa, expecially Congo with all its huge natural resources. Looking at Ghana celebrating their independence, filled with hope for the independence of his own country, but instead ending up being killed brutally by your own people, your OWN. Worse than that, his friend Mubutu, the one he trusted and gave charge over the Army, ended up getting one with the West, doing this. I don't want to see or talk about Lumumba again, I have realized it makes me angry and sad

  • @piked261
    @piked261 Před rokem +6

    One of my youthful hero's ✊

  • @frana.4086
    @frana.4086 Před rokem +6

    You did an excellent job on this topic! Can we expect coverage on Julius Neyere? I'm sure I misspelled it. I think he was the first President of Tanzania.

  • @mikestone9129
    @mikestone9129 Před rokem +11

    Another very good and well researched video.

  • @elamvaluthis7268
    @elamvaluthis7268 Před rokem +9

    Great patriotic African leader.

  • @tytobieola2766
    @tytobieola2766 Před rokem +2

    I have never heard of him. Thank you

  • @heronjoan5871
    @heronjoan5871 Před rokem +3

    " and we are going
    to make of the ConGo
    the Center
    of the Sun's radiance .."
    Patrice Lumumba
    how 'bout that .. LoVE 🎱

  • @tsegaberhane8690
    @tsegaberhane8690 Před rokem +7

    May his memory be a blessing 🙏 to all Africans ❤❤

  • @93McDj
    @93McDj Před 10 měsíci +2

    Salute my brother, you are great and appreciated @AfricanBiographics

  • @jokesalamidesigns
    @jokesalamidesigns Před 8 měsíci +1

    Oh my! I have learnt a lot watching all these documentaries on the struggle of African leaders that tried to liberate Africa! So sad!

  • @hueyvince1632
    @hueyvince1632 Před rokem +3

    A very small detail, but thank you very much for naming the 2 men that were murdered with him🙏🏿❤

  • @iansteel6403
    @iansteel6403 Před rokem +11

    One of the few figures in African history that seemed to be both a martyr and untouched by the corrupt nepotism that plagued so many. Some say he wanted to play both sides of those in the Cold War, but he urged for neutrality and I think he was genuine in that. I doubt he was the next Messiah by any means but his record seems less besmirched that so many of that region who chose to use the trust of the public to vie for just an ounce more of power, putting them higher than most of the other crabs, but still lingering, far away from the mouth of the barrel. His advocation for the unification of Africans, like so many others, was what probably led to his assassination. Africa is much more profitable to colonizers if horrors like Rwanda and such happen on an iterative enough basis such that every native is wrecked with paranoia and malnourishment. Hopefully, something will break that cycle.

  • @reclaimingminds2811
    @reclaimingminds2811 Před rokem +2

    What a great man and sacrifice Patrice Lumumba made! When black men in particular Stop killing each other, we as a race will win! Lioness Kush Lumumba ( my name was changed a few years ago to reflect my support of Patrice and his vision for Afrika ❤)

  • @andrewrobinson2565
    @andrewrobinson2565 Před rokem +5

    Excellent job 👍👍.

  • @nyiniamako
    @nyiniamako Před rokem +6

    Brilliant piece. Thank you!

  • @apex_prowler95
    @apex_prowler95 Před rokem +8

    The great Lumumba is the greatest of the Continent of Africa's leader. The fact that his usurpness has never had everyone involved in his death pay is the saddest part of the whole ordeal.

    • @rahmit47
      @rahmit47 Před rokem

      It is indeed sad but the bitter truth.

    • @cactusqltr
      @cactusqltr Před 9 měsíci

      They did have a trial and found the culprits, including his ‘friend’ who betrayed him and took the presidency for almost 30 years. All that time, everyone, including Lumumba’s widow, knew he had done it. Unfortunately, the former president escaped to France or Belgium, but was tried in abstentions, and all found guilty.

  • @traceycroxford8880
    @traceycroxford8880 Před rokem +2

    Patrice Lumumba was a truly and exceptional leader ,imagine what the Congo would have become.

  • @mkataremboiya6870
    @mkataremboiya6870 Před rokem +1

    We can only thank God for giving us this fearless african leaders whoz love for their country n freedom was outmost may God remember them wherever they are without them we uld still b in bondage.

  • @AdamaMichael-rc6ez
    @AdamaMichael-rc6ez Před 11 měsíci +3

    This brought tears to my eyes,i always cry whenever i read about the gruesome murder of this illustrious son of Africa,till date congo is still in the doldrums,the tragedy of Africa is that the west always have allies among power drunk and corrupt Africans who will plunder their nations for them,mobutu is the metaphor for such men😢😢

  • @danielgichuki9081
    @danielgichuki9081 Před rokem +11

    How i wish Patrice Lumumba had been more careful and possibly read Sun Tzu the art of war

    • @ibnurismail5964
      @ibnurismail5964 Před rokem

      First comment That i feel it's really Genius

    • @Elrobin6072
      @Elrobin6072 Před rokem +2

      No matter what you read of another culture ,if you can't get rid of the trailers amongst you like Castro did and Mau Mau did in China then ,you will get nowere

    • @Kolesha
      @Kolesha Před rokem

      We do not need knowledge from outsiders.

  • @mr.cangieter8758
    @mr.cangieter8758 Před 11 měsíci +2

    This channel is gold. Happy to subscribe.

  • @bobomiller3566
    @bobomiller3566 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Than God for the advancement of technology and social media platforms. Being a blk man in the USA. This African history of a great black leader in Africa being plotted against and murdered by evil powers that be,. Thanks for bringing this archived history to the forefront of minds that seek education in light of a dark history

  • @jahworks6466
    @jahworks6466 Před 11 měsíci +4

    Patrice Lamumba lives forever.❤

  • @larrysherk
    @larrysherk Před rokem +9

    Lumumba was brilliantly showing African men how to stand up to the Western Capitalists, and of course Exceptional America couldn't stand for that.

    • @augustopinochet1670
      @augustopinochet1670 Před rokem +2

      Standing up to Western Capitalists while on his knees for Soviet marxists

    • @laitarianplayz8080
      @laitarianplayz8080 Před rokem

      ​@@augustopinochet1670 So he should be allied to the West not the most supportive nation.

  • @YawEffah-nl4uh
    @YawEffah-nl4uh Před rokem +1

    God will judge all of these atrocities.The descendants of these people will know mo peace.A lesson to all African people and leaders.

  • @andykerr3803
    @andykerr3803 Před 9 měsíci +1

    The first time I hear of this.
    Thank you.

  • @Wolvieonepunch
    @Wolvieonepunch Před rokem +3

    I don't know much about the Congo so I'm looking forward to this video thank you

  • @famousandbase3572
    @famousandbase3572 Před rokem +3

    Am always very sad about his death and all that was done on his He is my Hero on African Soil

  • @throast5809
    @throast5809 Před rokem +2

    Love Lumumba from 🇵🇸

  • @PHIL_123
    @PHIL_123 Před 11 měsíci +1

    As a Belgian, I am deeply ashamed of the actions of my country. A positive thing is that now this history is taught in schools, unlike in the past. I was lucky, I had a history teacher who explained us outside the curriculum. For Lumumba, he was a victim of his time, 1960 is the time when the American policy of containment of communism started. He might have been a bit naive, being a genuine politician did/does not work... The US and Belgium had no control over him, so he paid the price. Who knows what the DRC would look like now. I will visit the DRC to learn more about the country and be a tiny part in building a positive relation between our countries, we owe it.

  • @Airman1121
    @Airman1121 Před rokem +17

    I really enjoyed the film by Raoul Peck. The actor looked remarkably like Lumumba. They always kill the people who want to change things.

  • @mimmomanneh518
    @mimmomanneh518 Před rokem +3

    Thanks for the documentary…I,however, miss the Great Speech made by Patrice Lubumbashi…”I am the impregnable rock of Gibraltar…”….”Katanga must never break away from the Republic of Congo…”. Thank you Sir.❤

  • @tesfatsion93
    @tesfatsion93 Před rokem +2

    we as black people don't seem to realise that our strength lies in UNITY. SELASSIE I

  • @chillstatus1477
    @chillstatus1477 Před rokem +2

    I see why Malcolm X mentioned this brilliant man's name. ❤
    The way China is figuring things out, European influences on that continent are dwindling very fast and this time "television" propaganda alone will not work nor American dollars.
    Plus you have wise leaders emerging on the African continent, Kagame being a prime example. A man more concerned about his "citizens", than money and dictatorship.
    Real Talk! in 2023.

  • @jessepennoni7180
    @jessepennoni7180 Před rokem +11

    found your channel the other day and went through all your videos looking for this one! your content is excellent thank you!

  • @sipp5657
    @sipp5657 Před rokem +29

    Very good video brother! Overrall very well done. Just a few hits and misses on some parts. The UN did in fact sponsor and support the katanga secession and even forbade other african nations from helping DRC or anything of the like. They also actively tried to disocurage any rightful claim lumumba had to the VP seat and were active in pushing for katanga to be on its own. Lumumba knew this and fearing for his life somehow escaped his home in the back of the truck because he feared the UN guards would soon turn to kill him. They even allowed and made sure his assassination would be done more easily. And I must state that Lumumba was NOT communist but just worked with the USSR because he needed weapons. He never mentioned or made reference to any communistic beliefs or ideologies. Eve the head of the USSR after his death admitted that Lumumba was not a communist but was playing the geo-politics game.

    • @frana.4086
      @frana.4086 Před rokem

      Wow! Thank you for more information and clarification!

    • @vonvanhoolandt4483
      @vonvanhoolandt4483 Před rokem

      Do you know why the USSR really helped Lumumba ? Uranium….He was a corrupt person who killed more of his own people than any one can count….Why and how does history get so distorted ?

    • @vonvanhoolandt4483
      @vonvanhoolandt4483 Před rokem +1

      Lumumba was a greedy murderer….Research Patrice Lumumba University in the USSR…. And what was this hero using to pay for these weapons ?

    • @vonvanhoolandt4483
      @vonvanhoolandt4483 Před rokem

      What work with the USSR ? Please just text where you got your information from ?

    • @sipp5657
      @sipp5657 Před rokem

      @@vonvanhoolandt4483 Lutto van Witte wrote in his book "Assassinatio of Lumumba" and you can go read it, he gives at least 3 references to support this claim.

  • @henkzwaneveld164
    @henkzwaneveld164 Před rokem +5

    Same story as Khaddafi. UN tries nowadays the same approach with Eritrea 🇪🇷, denying any “support” from the Western Establishment, the Neocons. I hope Afewerki will keep on succeeding in his plans for his own people. Eritrea has vast amounts of rare minerals, which is the reason for the anti social behaviour of the UN 🇺🇳.