Topic > A brief look at Patrice Lumumba - 853

Congo has experienced a ruthless colonial history. During the 1880s, King Leopold II of Belgium privately assumed control of the territory. After taking control of the territory, he ruthlessly revealed the Congo's enormous natural resources through a harsh repressive regime that included common slave labor. Under great pressure following an international uprising against these rules, Leopold shifted control of the Congo to the Belgian government in 1908. Furthermore, nationalist involvement and growing calls for independence were increasing and for this reason Belgium established the independence of the Congo during the year. 1960. Patrice Lumumba becomes Prime Minister and Joseph Kasavubu President. However, during the two weeks of independence, Congo's new government faced a national revolution by the army and threats from the majority of secessionist movements to achieve more limited goals. A reflection of this crisis can be found in the film entitled Lumumba, which described the revolutionary struggle of Congo. Patrice Lumumba, Prime Minister of the Congolese Republic. The film does not show a significant part of the struggle for independence against the Belgian government, but it reflects the renewal of the African state by the Africans themselves. The decolonization claimed by many, says that it was not easy and I agree because in my opinion decolonization is always a violent event. Focusing specifically on representations of class and race can allow me to illustrate conclusions about the nature of its effects and representation in anticolonial film. The film begins with Lumumba working as a beer salesman in Accra. Accra is where he becomes one of the very few public speakers. Lumumba meets Joseph Mobutu during one of...... half of the paper...... he even denies having any knowledge or awareness of Lumumba's murder and even dedicates a national holiday in Lumumba's honor. Before watching the movie Lumumba I used to think it wasn't a good idea to decolonize. After seeing this film, my view of decolonization changed. I asked myself: how would humanity survive if decolonization did not exist? One of the crucial reasons why decolonization occurs is to survive. Africa was rich in resources and still is today. King Leopold's exploitation of this supposedly secret information for the benefit of the nation is what started Congo's corruption uprising and led him to become a victim of those who were decolonized. I believe Lumumba used all his limited power to shift power from the Belgians to the Congolese. Unfortunately, Lumumba was assassinated before he could realize his dream.