1961 Death Patrice Lumumba, 1st premier Congo, murdered at 34 1961 Event Eisenhower allegedly orders assassination of Congo's Lumumba 1961 Death Patrice Lumumba, African revolutionary, murdered at 36 1960 Event Patrice Lumumba caught in the Congo 1960 Event Patrice Lumumba flees Leopoldville Congo 1960 Event President Kasavubu fires premier Lumumba of Congo 1960 Event Demonstrations against premier Lumumba 1960 Event Patrice Lumumba sentenced to 6 months in Belgian Congo 1959 Event Patrice Lumumba arrested in Belgian Congo 1925 Birthday Patrice E. Lumumba, born in Zaire, revolutionary/1st premier of Congo
