Requiem Mass For Patrice Lumumba | Slain Congolese Leader | Cairo, Egypt | Feb 1961

Monday, February 20th 1961.

Footage of a requiem mass for held for Patrice Lumumba, the slain former Premier of the Congo Republic.

It was held in St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Cathedral in Cairo, Egypt (then the United Arab Republic).

It was attended by diplomatic staff from many countries, including Ceylon, Indonesia, Ghana and the Chinese People's Republic.

Source: Reuters News Archive.