Pierre Mulele
Politician, Deceased Person
1929 – 1968
Who was Pierre Mulele?
Pierre Mulele was a Congolese rebel who was briefly minister of education in Patrice Lumumba's cabinet. With the assassination of Lumumba in January 1961 and the arrest of his recognised deputy Antoine Gizenga one year later, Mulele became one of the top Lumumbists determined to continue the struggle. He went to Cairo, Egypt as the representative of the Lumumbists' Congo National Liberation Committee based in Brazzaville. From Cairo he proceeded to China in 1963 to receive military training, and also took a group of Congolese youths with him, who received training in guerrilla tactics. He was member of the Bapende ethnic group.
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- Born
- Aug 14, 1929
- Profession
- Lived in
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Died
- Oct 3, 1968
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on July 23, 2013
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