Kongolo (other)
Kongolo may refer to: * Kongolo Mwamba, the first king of the Luba Empire * Kongolo, Tanganyika District, a town on the Lualaba River * Roman Catholic Diocese of Kongolo, a diocese based on the town of Kongolo * Rodney Kongolo Rodney Nkele Kongolo (born 9 January 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Roda JC. Club career Manchester City Born in Rotterdam, Kongolo started out at Feyenoord's youth academy. His performance for the N ...

Kongolo Mwamba
Kongolo (or Nkongolo) was a leader of Luba people in the region of Katanga, and the first king of the Luba Empire. He built his capital in Mwibele, near Lake Boya. Kongolo Mwamba was trying to extend his kingdom in conquering the Songye neighbouring chiefdoms. He met a prince of the Kunda people on behalf of Ilunga Mbidi through its sisters who had met at the lake; Mbidi, being a late military strategist, helped Kongolo expand his Kingdom. The popularity and the growing power of Mbidi Ilunga overshadowed that of Kongolo, who was advised by his entourage to organize a conspiracy to eliminate Mbidi. With the help of his wives, Ilunga Mbidi absconded by leaving women and children while returning to Kunda. A son of Ilunga Mbidi and nephew of Kongolo, Kalala Ilunga Kalala Ilunga (b. 16th century) was a Prince, King and one of the emperors of Luba Empire, the latter of which spread over the province of Katanga (before cutting) into Zambia and Zimbabwe. A mythic cultural hero wh ...
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Kongolo, Tanganyika District
Kongolo is a town in Tanganyika Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is located on the west bank of the Lualaba River, the largest headstream of the Congo River. It has 62,455 inhabitants. Namesakes There are plenty of other towns in Congo with the same name. Transport Kongolo is served by a railway station on the national system, which bridges the Lualaba river at this point via the Kongolo Bridge. The city lies across the river from Regional Road 631 (R631), linking Kayuyu, Lubao, Kabalo, Kongolo and Nyunzu; and is also on the (much smaller) Regional Road 632 (R632). Kongolo Massacre On 1 January 1962, one Dutch and nineteen Belgian missionaries, including the Crauwels brothers, , and were killed by radical elements of the Congolese army. In June 2019, bishop Oscar Ngoy wa Mpanga of the diocese of Kongolo announced the initiation of the beatification process of the one Dutch and nineteen Belgian missionaries killed during the Kongolo Massacre. See a ...
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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Kongolo
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kongolo ( la, Kongoloën(sis)) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its cathedral episcopal see is Cathédrale Sacré-Coeur-de-Marie (dedicated to Our Lady's Heart) in the city of Kongolo. History * Established on June 30, 1911 as Apostolic Prefecture of Northern Katanga, on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Léopoldville * Promoted on June 18, 1935 as Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Katanga, hence entitled to a titular bishop * Renamed March 8, 1951 as Apostolic Vicariate of Kongolo, after its see * Lost territory on 23 April 1956 to establish the then Apostolic Vicariate of Kindu * Promoted on November 10, 1959 as Diocese of Kongolo, no longer missionary nor exempt * Lost territory on 10 March 1966 to the Diocese of Kabinda * Gained territory on 8 May 1971 from the Diocese of Baudouinville (now Kalemie–Kirungu) * Lost territory on 31 May 1 ...
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