Pierre Mulele (August 11, 1929, Isulu-Matende – October 3 [or October 9, depending on the source], 1968) was a Congolese Maoist rebel who was briefly minister of education in Patrice Lumumba's cabinet. With the assassination of Lumumba in January 1961 and the arrest of his recognised deputy Antoine Gizenga one year later, Mulele became one of the top Lumumbists determined to continue the struggle.