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馃嚚馃嚛 Patrice Lumumba Day in DRCongo
Heroes' Day commemorating Patrice Lumumba
Date in DRCongo
January 17
Instituted1961
A day to honor Patrice Lumumba, the first Prime Minister of independent Congo.
Commemorates the assassination of Patrice Lumumba
Public life in DRCongo
BanksClosed
SchoolsClosed
Government officesClosed
Calendar & celebration
Calendar systems
Gregorian
On this day in African history
- 1927 Broadcasting in a South African indigenous language begins as the station of the Zulu Versatile Company goes on the air in Natal.
- 2002 Mount Nyiragongo erupts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, displacing an estimated 400,000 people.
- 2011 Hassan al-Turabi arrested alongside key party aides following his public warnings of a potential Tunisia-style popular uprising in Sudan. 路 Sudan
In DRCongo, around 1961
- 1961 UN Resolution 1599 calls for the withdrawal of Belgian troops and mercenaries from Congo. 路 Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 1961 The UN General Assembly authorizes $100,000,000 for military operations in the Congo. 路 Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 1961 Cyrille Adoula appointed Minister of the Interior in the provisional government of Joseph Il茅o under President Joseph Kasa-Vubu. 路 Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 1961 Cyrille Adoula appointed formateur of a new central government by President Joseph Kasa-Vubu to end the constitutional crisis. 路 Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 1961 Cyrille Adoula presents his new cabinet of national unity to the Congolese Parliament, beginning his tenure as Prime Minister. 路 Democratic Republic of the Congo