Hundreds attended a state funeral for Congolese independence hero Patrice Lumumba this week, in Kinshasa. Family members and several dignitaries, including presidents Felix Tshisekedi and Denis Sassou Nguesso, were present at the funeral. “In our culture, the Bantu culture, it is important that the body have to be laid to rest according to our own customs. So, there is a whole spirituality around this question, and I think that the people were waiting for him, everywhere in the four corners of the country. We could see that the people were waiting for us, they welcomed us, they ignored tribal disparities, and they ignored political affiliations to get together. We see that Patrice Emery Lumumba is a unifying figure,” a Lumumba grandson said. After his assassination in 1961, Lumumba's body was dissolved, and one of his teeth was the only remaining part of the politician. The tooth had been taken as a trophy by the Belgian policeman who oversaw his assassination but was returned to the family in Belgium, on June 20.
African Hero #patricelumumba Receives Magnificent State Funeral 61 Years After his Murder [ Ссылка ] #africanews
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