Pierre Mulele

Pierre Mulele
Pierre Mulele in a campaign poster, c. 1960
Personal details
Born	11 August 1929 Malungu, Belgian Congo
Died	3 or 9 October 1968 (age 39) Kinshasa, Congo-Léopoldville
Cause of death	Torture ordered by Mobutu
Nationality	Congolese
Spouse	Léonie Abo
Children	Eulalie, Ghislaine
Occupation	Guerrilla fighter
Military service
Battles/wars	Congo Crisis Simba rebellion

Pierre Mulele (11 August 1929 – 3 or 9 October 1968) was a Congolese rebel active in the Simba rebellion of 1964. Mulele had also been minister of education in Patrice Lumumba's cabinet. With the assassination of Lumumba in January 1961 and the arrest of his recognised deputy Antoine Gizenga one year later, Mulele became one of the top Lumumbists determined to continue the struggle. He went to Cairo as the representative of the Lumumbists' Congo National Liberation Committee based in Brazzaville. From Cairo he proceeded to China in 1963 to receive military training, and also took a group of Congolese youths with him, who received training in guerrilla tactics.^[1] Mulele was lured out of exile after Mobutu Sese Seko promised him amnesty, but Mobutu had him tortured and executed after Mulele returned to the Congo. He was a member of the Bapende ethnic group.^[2]