Patrice Lumumba Research Paper

In the village of Onalua in the Kasai Province of the Belgian Congo, on July 2nd in 1925, Patrice Emery Lumumba was born. In his youth, Lumumba attended both Protestant and Catholic mission schools. Patrice was an intelligent student and and loved learning and literature. Despite setbacks like living in a house with no electricity, Lumumba expanded his learning. His teachers loaned him their own books because the schools were ill equipped and lacked supplies, and encouraged him to learn more (Encyclopedia of World Biography). As a young man, Patrice traveled his country and learned many different languages. In the mid-1940s, he became a postal service clerk in the city of Stanleyville. In this job, Lumumba established himself as a community …show more content…
The purpose of this was to represent all of the Congolese, rather than just the interests of certain regions. Also, it aimed to encourage countrywide unity and attempted to bring together different ethnic backgrounds. Patrice Lumumba’s knack for public speaking along with his exciting personality gained him importance in the party. Lumumba’s motivation in all of this was to bring justice to the oppression endured by Africans from the Belgians (Encyclopedia of World …show more content…
However, he was let go in time for another meeting: the Round Table Conference in Brussels, Belgium. The Belgian government called this conference for all of the Congolese political parties, so they could discuss plans for the future of the country. With his presence, Patrice Lumumba outshined all of the other Congolese leaders. During this time, his efforts were directed more strongly toward the organization of a nationwide movement for Congolian independence, than that of any other Congolese leader or politician (Encyclopedia