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"Patrice Emery Lumumba remains a hero without a grave, Regarding her father, who was assassinated in 1961."

— Juliana Amato Lumumba

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"In our culture, as in yours, through the mortal remains and the care given to them, it is the human person that is respected. It is human civilization that is valued."

Africanews (2020)

"There are women who show that beyond formal positions, there are strong voices that defend equality, dignity, justice, peace and parity."

"Sixty years after the unspeakable assassination, we believe that the time for relentless punishment of Lumumba's remains has passed, and that the hour of justice has arrived."

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