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Patrice Lumumba - François Lumumba

Patrice Lumumba was married and had five children; François was the eldest followed by Patrice junior, Julienne, Roland and Guy. François was 10 years old when Patrice died. Before his imprisonment, Patrice arranged for his wife and children to move into exile. They went to Egypt and François spent the rest of his childhood there, before going to Hungary for education. He returned to Congo in the 1990s as rebellion against Mobutu began, and started a small Lumumbist political movement there. Though his movement remains small, François remains involved in Congolese politics and tries to bring his father's ideas into it.

Lumumba had a daughter, Julienne. On the DVD of the film Lumumba they interview her in the special features section. She speaks of how her father knew he was going to die for the cause. He spoke of it frequently, but did not anticipate the rule of Mobutu. She says that Lumumba had faith his message would live on through his death.

Adapted from the Wikipedia article "François Lumumba", under the G.N U Free Docmentation License. Please also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki