Description: Lumumba Speaks. The Speeches and Writings of Patrice Lumumba, 1958 - 1961. Edited by Jean Van Lierde. Translated from the French by Helen R. Lane. Introduction by Jean-Paul Sartre. Boston, Toronto. Little, Brown and Company. 1972. First English Language Edition (stated). Original dust jacket. 433 p., 8.25 x 5.5", 8v0. In good condition. Dust jacket shows normal scuffing to edges and corners. Head and tail of dust jacket's spine exhibits small tearing; rear cover's bottom edge also exhibits a small tear. Small scuff mark to dust jacket's front hinge. Red & black cloth boards lightly rubbed at edges and corners. Head and tail of spine bumped; gilt lettering bright and clean. Text-block clean. Binding tight and intact. Please see photos and ask questions, if any, before purchasing. Patrice Émery Lumumba[e] (1925 – 1961), born Isaïe Tasumbu Tawosa, was a Congolese politician and independence leader who served as the first prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (then known as the Republic of the Congo) from June until September 1960, following the May 1960 election. He was the leader of the Congolese National Movement (MNC) from 1958 until his execution in January 1961. Ideologically an African nationalist and pan-Africanist, he played a significant role in the transformation of the Congo from a colony of Belgium into an independent republic. Shortly after Congolese independence in June 1960, a mutiny broke out in the army, marking the beginning of the Congo Crisis. After a coup, Lumumba attempted to escape to Stanleyville to join his supporters who had established a new anti-Mobutu state called the Free Republic of the Congo. Lumumba was captured en route by state authorities under Joseph-Désiré Mobutu, sent to the State of Katanga and, with the help of Belgian partisans, executed by the separatist Katangan authorities of Moïse Tshombe. He was seen as a martyr for the pan-African movement. In 2002, Belgium formally apologised for its role in the execution. First English Language Edition. Gift quality. RAREA1972AKLB 07/24 - HK1897
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Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket
Author: Patrice Lumumba & Jean-Paul Sartre
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Topic: Essays & Speeches
Subject: History
Original/Facsimile: Original
