Patrice Lumumba is perhaps the most famous leader of the African independence movement. After his murder in 1961, he became an icon of anti-imperialist struggle. His picture was brandished on demonstrations in the 1960s across the world along with Che Guevara and Ho Chi Minh.
"An excellent introduction to the political and personal life of the most enigmatic African leader of the 20th century."
- Ludo de Witte, author of The Assassination of Lumumba
"In this well-researched book Leo Zeilig has done the valuable job of bringing to life Patrice Lumumba as a man, as well as showing the political context of Africa in the 1950s in the dying days of colonialism. This book is the key to understanding why Lumumba became such a potent myth."
- Victoria Brittain
"Sympathetic, accessible, and highly readable."
- African Studies Quarterly
