17 January 1961
Death of Patrice Lumumba
Lumumba is executed in Katanga with Maurice Mpolo and Joseph Okito.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Katanga in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Lumumba is executed in Katanga with Maurice Mpolo and Joseph Okito.
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