Luluabourg Province

Luluabourg Province was created in 1962 from Kasai province. It was incorporated into Kasai-Occidental Province in 1966 under the Mobutu regime. It was recreated as the Lulua Province in 2009.[1]: 320  It was named after its main city, Luluabourg, which is now known as Kananga.[1]: xxviii 

Presidents (from 1965, governors) of Luluabourg province were:

  • September 1962 – September 1963, François Luakabwanga (1st time)
  • September 1963 – 25 September 1964, André Lubaya (d. 1968)
  • 25 September 1964 – December 1965, François Luakabwanga (2nd time)
  • January – 18 April 1966, Constantin Tshilumba
  • 18 – 25 April 1966, François Luakabwanga (3rd time)

See also

  • Kasaï-Central, the current province that corresponds to the Luluabourg Province

References

  1. 1 2 Kisangani, Emizet Francois; Bobb, Scott F. (1 October 2009). Historical Dictionary of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6325-5. Retrieved 14 August 2020.

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