▁la ▁Libert é . ▁In ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁Pat rice ▁L um um ba ▁convinced ▁him ▁to ▁join ▁his ▁own ▁party , ▁the ▁M ouv ement ▁National ▁Cong ol ais . ▁Though ▁he ▁failed ▁to ▁secure ▁a ▁parliament ary ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁elections , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁Information ▁and ▁Cultural ▁Affairs ▁in ▁the ▁Congo ' s ▁first ▁independent ▁government . ▁After ▁independence ▁his ▁r het or ic ▁turned ▁sharp ly ▁against ▁Belg ium , ▁and ▁he ▁den ounced ▁the ▁country ▁in ▁numerous ▁radio ▁broadcast s . ▁He ▁also ▁began ▁to ▁employ ▁more ▁violent ▁imag ery ▁in ▁his ▁writing . ▁In ▁September , ▁President ▁Joseph ▁K asa - V ub u ▁dismiss ed ▁him ▁from ▁his ▁post . ▁Under ▁C yr ille ▁Ad ou la ' s ▁premi ership , ▁Bol amba ▁returned ▁to ▁government ▁work , ▁holding ▁advis ory ▁and ▁staff ing ▁respons ib ilities ▁until ▁his ▁appointment ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁Information ▁and ▁Tour ism ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁He ▁led ▁the ▁min istry ▁until ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁He ▁there after ▁held ▁press ▁and ▁administrative ▁respons ib ilities ▁for ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁the ▁presiden cy , ▁while ▁his ▁output ▁of ▁literature ▁decre ased . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁he ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁press ▁position ▁at ▁the ▁state ▁party , ▁the ▁M ouv ement ▁Pop ulaire ▁de ▁la ▁Ré volution . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁Biography