Chokwe Lumumba
Chokwe Lumumba Sr. | |
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Lumumba in 2013 | |
| Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi | |
| In office July 1, 2013 – February 25, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Harvey Johnson Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Charles Tillman (Interim Mayor) |
| Member of Jackson, Mississippi City Council for Ward Two | |
| In office 2009–2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edwin Finley Taliaferro August 2, 1947 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | February 25, 2014 (aged 66) Jackson, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Nubia Alake Lumumba (died June 18, 2003) |
| Children | Kambon Thurman (eldest son), Rukia Lumumba (daughter) and Chokwe Antar Lumumba (younger son) |
| Alma mater | Kalamazoo College (BA) Wayne State University (JD) |
Chokwe Lumumba Sr. (/ˈʃoʊ.kweɪ ləˈmuːm.bɑː/; August 2, 1947 – February 25, 2014) was an American attorney, activist, and politician, who was affiliated with the black separatist organization Republic of New Afrika and served as its second vice president. He served as a human rights lawyer in Michigan and Mississippi. In 2013, after serving on the City Council, he was elected as Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi. His son Chokwe Antar Lumumba was elected Mayor of Jackson in 2017.
He was born in Detroit, Michigan, as Edwin Finley Taliaferro, and was raised there. He changed his name in 1969 after joining the Republic of New Afrika.