Mouvement National Congolais-Lumumba

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The Mouvement National Congolais-Lumumba ( German  National Congolese Movement-Lumumba , abbreviation MNC-L ) is a political party in the Democratic Republic of the Congo .

history

The Mouvement National Congolais-Lumumba was founded in 1958 as a nationalist party striving for independence in the Belgian Congo . The party played an important role in the late 1950s and 1960s, when it was led by Patrice Lumumba , the first Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (then "Republic of the Congo").

In 1959, a year before independence, the party of the Congolese national movement split into two factions: one on the left under Lumumba and a moderate one under Albert Kalonji , the MNC-Kalonji .

The party took part in the 1960 elections in Belgian Congo and became the strongest party with 33 out of 137 seats (24.08%). In 1965, however, the party was banned under Head of State Mobutu . It was not until 1990 that the ban on political parties in Zaire was lifted and the MNC-L was able to resume its activities.

Political activity

The MNC-Lumumba was re-established in 1992 and has chosen Patrice Lumumba's eldest son François Lumumba as its leader. The current party leader is François Lumumba.

Patrice Lumumba's legacy is also the claim of the United Lumumbas Party ( Palu ), led by former Lumumba's deputy Antoine Gizenga , Prime Minister from 2006 to 2008.

Another of Lumumba's sons, Guy-Patrice Lumumba , is also active in Congolese politics within the Mouvement National Congolais.

Known members

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