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Lumumba

[ loo-moom-buh ]

noun

  1. Pa·trice (Em·er·gy) [p, uh, -, trees, em-er-, zhee], 1925–61, African political leader: premier of the Democratic Republic of the Congo 1960–61.


Lumumba

/ lʊˈmʊmbə /

noun

  1. LumumbaPatrice19251961MCongolesePOLITICS: statesman Patrice (pəˈtriːs). 1925–61, Congolese statesman; first prime minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo (1960); assassinated


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She was remanded in custody (along with Sollecito and later that night, Lumumba).

Two weeks later, Lumumba was released from jail due to lack of evidence.

Patrick Lumumba was also in court on verdict day, telling reporters, “If Amanda was innocent, she would be here, too.”

That pressure, they say, caused her to inadvertently accuse Lumumba of the crime.

Knox was found guilty of defaming Patrick Lumumba, whom she initially accused of the crime.

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