Pauline Lumumba
Age: 78
Summary: widow of
Congo's first prime minister Patrice Lumumba whose husband's
assassination more than 50 years ago made him a liberation symbol
worldwide (Patrice Lumumba was elected prime minister when Belgium
granted Congo independence in 1960 after almost a century of colonial
rule), but her late husband's killing is generally seen as a Western
plot to take power from a Socialist-minded African leader until Belgium
years ago accepted "moral responsibility" for Lumumba's 1961
assassination.
Cause of Death: In her sleep
Born: January 1, 1936
Died: December 23, 2014
Location: Kinshasa, Congo
