Lumumba Classic I Women's oversized T-shirt

A drawing by the artist Marie-Claire Laffaire

Material: 100% organic ring-spun and combed cotton

Oversize cut / Weight: 180 G/M²

THE MARTYR OF INDEPENDENCE

PATRICE EMERY LUMUMBA (1925-1961) - DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

In 2021, United Souls and French-Cameroonian artist Fred Ebami launched "Lumumba Is Back," a capsule collection celebrating the historic return of the relics of Congolese national hero, Patrice Lumumba.

With the new edition "Lumumba Pop Art" , Fred Ebami offers a unique and vibrant portrait of the young Isaïe Tasumbu Tawosa who became the great Patrice Lumumba, a figure of Congolese independence.

This creation, inspired by the colorful and committed style of pop art, captures the identity and symbols of the Congolese people. A true tribute to Patrice Lumumba, now a permanent part of the United Souls collection.

Born on July 2, 1925, in Onalua, Patrice Emery Lumumba rose to the ranks of the "evolués" in a Belgian Congo marked by paternalism. Converted to Pan-Africanism upon returning from a conference in Accra in December 1958, he won the May 1960 elections and became Prime Minister. On June 30, 1960, his speech on Congo's Independence Day denounced Belgian colonialism and sparked the anger of King Baudouin. A few days later, the Congo crisis erupted: mutiny, secessions, foreign interference. Lumumba attempted to save his country, coveted for its immense resources. He was finally arrested and executed on the night of January 16-17, 1961, along with Okito and Mpolo. The buried and dug-up bodies were dissolved in acid. In June 2022, Belgium returned to Congo a tooth of Lumumba's guarded by a mercenary.

A creation by the artist Marie-Claire Laffaire