Multiple choice general knowledge history

Patrice Lumumba is known to be a freedom fighter & first elected Prime Minister of which of the following countries?

  1. Tanzania

  2. Congo

  3. Nigeria

  4. Thailand
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Explanation

Patrice Lumumba was the first democratically elected Prime Minister of the Congo (now Democratic Republic of Congo) after gaining independence from Belgium in 1960. He was a passionate anti-colonial leader and pan-Africanist who was assassinated in 1961. His tenure was short but symbolized African independence movements. Tanzania, Nigeria, and Thailand had different independence leaders.

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