11 Facts About Pierre Mulele

Pierre Mulele was a Congolese rebel active in the Simba rebellion of 1964.

Pierre Mulele went to Cairo as the representative of the Lumumbists' Congo National Liberation Committee based in Brazzaville.

Pierre Mulele was lured out of exile after Mobutu Sese Seko promised him amnesty.

However, once Pierre Mulele returned to the Congo, Mobutu had him tortured and executed.

Pierre Mulele was a member of the Bapende ethnic group.

Pierre Mulele was an avowed Maoist, and for this reason his insurgency was supported by communist China.

Pierre Mulele required his fighters to adhere to a very strict moral code, emphasising self-discipline and respect for civilians.

The eight instructions on conduct Pierre Mulele issued to his guerrilla fighters showed the great influence Maoist writings regarding "people's war" had on the Kwilu insurgency.

Pierre Mulele was publicly tortured and executed: his eyes were pulled from their sockets, his genitals were ripped off, and his limbs were amputated one by one, all while he was alive.

Pierre Mulele continued his education at the Ecole Moyenne de Leverville established by the Huileries du Congo Belge and coordinated under the Brothers of Charity for a further three years.

Pierre Mulele married Leonie Abo, a fellow fighter who spent five years in the underground rebel movement alongside guerrillas loyal to Mulele.