 22 ኛው የካቲት ላይ, 1961, ዩኒቨርሲቲ Patrice Lumumba በኋላ ተባለ - ለነጻነት የተደረገው የአፍሪካ ሕዝቦች 'ውጊያ ምልክቶች አንዱ.
On 22 February, 1961, the University was named after Patrice Lumumba - one of the symbols of the African peoples' fight for independence.