Patrice Lumumba, left, leader of the Congolese National Party (MNC) and Prime Minister-Designate of the Belgian Congo, ...

Antoine Gizenga, center, head of the Stanleyville regime in the Congo, stands in front of a group and faces the glass-framed ...

The Blouins move to Guinea where she becomes involved in the Rassemblement démocratique africain (RDA), a party created to prepare French colonies for independence, and meets Sékou Touré, who over ...

During 1960 Blouin joined the DRC campaign for independence alongside activists Pierre Mulele and Antoine Gizenga in the fight for independence. The book describes the fascinating inside story of the ...

She joined prominent male liberation activists, such as Pierre Mulele and Antoine Gizenga, on the road, campaigning across the country's 2.4 million sq km (906,000 sq miles) expanse.

She joined prominent male liberation activists, such as Pierre Mulele and Antoine Gizenga, on the road, campaigning across the country's 2.4 million sq km (906,000 sq miles) expanse.

She joined prominent male liberation activists, such as Pierre Mulele and Antoine Gizenga, on the road, campaigning across the country's 2.4 million sq km (906,000 sq miles) expanse.

But it seemed quite possible that Antoine Gizenga had as little control over his wild-eyed soldiers as did Colonel Pakassa. Already, ...

Antoine Gizenga. At 80 years old, Antoine Gizenga is the oldest of the candidates. For 45 years he kept alive the political legacy of Patrice Lumumba, the country's first elected premier. He served as ...

By a narrow vote of 62-58, Gizenga’s slate of seven candidates swept every office in the Chamber of Representatives; in the Senate, Gizenga supporters won five of the seven elective posts.