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Pauline Opangu
Pauline Opango Lumumba (January 1, 1937 – December 23, 2014), also known as Pauline Opangu, was a Congolese activist, and the wife of Patrice Lumumba, the first Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo. She was born in Wembonyama, Sankuru, Belgian Congo. Marriage She married Patrice Lumumba on March 15, 1951, was his third wife, bore him four children, Patrice, Juliana, Roland and Marie-Christine.Adedeji AdemolaWhy Patrice Lumumba's widow marched bare-breasted across Leopoldville in 1961 ''F2FA'', January 17, 2019 It was an at times difficult relationship, and the couple were separated by Patrice's imprisonment on more than one occasion. Pauline never remarried, reportedly because she was unable to "find someone else of the same quality". Patrice Lumumba Patrice Lumumba is one of the iconic figures in the decolonisation of Africa. Much of the Congo River, Congo Basin was a colony of Belgium, from 1885 as a virtual Association Intern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sankuru District
Sankuru District (french: District du Sankuru, nl, District Sankuru) was a district of the Belgian Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo. It went through various changes in extent, but roughly corresponded to the modern Sankuru Province. Location A 1914 map shows Sankuru roughly in the center of the Belgian Congo, bordered by Kasai District and Lac Leopold II District to the west, Équateur District and Aruwimi District to the north, Maniema District in the Orientale Province to the east, and Lomami District in Katanga to the south. Sankuru District covered the upper part of the Lukenie River basin and a section of the Lubilash River, which originates further south in Lomami District. Colonial history Between 1910 and 1912 Kasai District was divided into Sankuru District to the northeast and a smaller Kasai District to the southwest. As of 1926 both these districts were in the Congo-Kasaï province. The people of the west of Sankuru District were stirred up at the en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |