Joseph Okito Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Joseph Okito, based on 1 World History Database records associated with Zaire.

1 records1961–19611 events0 places

Chronological biography

1961

Execution17 January 1961

Government / Government of Zaire

Lumumba and two other comrades (Maurice Mpolo and Joseph Okito) from the Government are lined up against a tree, President Tshombe and two other ministers are present for the executions

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.