Lumumba Color | Women's eco-friendly ribbed collar t-shirt

A drawing by the artist Marie-Claire Laffaire

• 100% organic ring-spun combed cotton
• Fabric weight: 180 g/m² (5.3 oz/yd²)
• Regular fit
• This product's fabric is certified for its organic cotton content

*The sizes run larger on the European market. Customers in this region should order one size down.

THE MARTYR OF INDEPENDENCE

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

Born on July 2, 1925, in Onalua, Patrice Emery Lumumba rose to the status of an "évolué" in a Belgian Congo marked by paternalism. Converted to Pan-Africanism upon his return from a conference in Accra in December 1958, he won the elections in May 1960 and became Prime Minister. On June 30, 1960, his speech on Congo's Independence Day denounced Belgian colonialism and triggered the wrath of King Baudouin. A few days later, the Congo Crisis broke out: mutiny, secessions, and foreign interference. Lumumba tried to save his country, which was coveted for its immense resources. He was eventually arrested and executed on the night of January 16-17, 1961, along with Okito and Mpolo. Their bodies, buried and then exhumed, were dissolved in acid. In June 2022, Belgium returned to the Congo a tooth of Lumumba that had been kept by a mercenary.

A creation by the artist Marie-Claire Laffaire

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