Patrice Lumumba grew to change into the Democratic Republic of Congo’s first elected prime minister after the nation’s independence from Belgian colonisers on 30 June 1960.
Only some months into his role, he turned into assassinated. Since then Lumumba has change into a nationwide hero in DRC and an icon in Pan-Africanism.
As DRC celebrates 60 years in independence we spoke to his handiest daughter, Juliana Lumumba, about her father’s legacy.