Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja: The Legacy of Patrice Lumumba

Published: Jan. 17, 2016, 4:46 a.m.

Dr. Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja is professor of African and Afro-American studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and author of "The Congo from Leopold to Kabila: A People's History" and last year of two new books - "Lumumba" and "Faillite de la Gouvernance et crise de la construction nationale au Congo-Kinshasa." \n\nWho was Patrice Lumumba? How did he become a prominent leader in the Congo during the independence movement? Why was he assassinated? What is his legacy not just in the Congo but around the world?