Democratic Republic of the Congo (26 provinces) - Kasaï

This list of governors of Kasaï includes governors or equivalent officeholders of the

Congo-Kasaï Congo-Kasaï was one of the four large provinces of the Belgian Congo defined in 1914. It was formally established in 1919, and in 1933 was divided into the new provinces of Léopoldville and Lusambo. Location Congo-Kasaï was named after the Ka ...

/Kongo-Kasaï province established in the

Belgian Congo The Belgian Congo (french: Congo belge, ; nl, Belgisch-Congo) was a Belgian colony in Central Africa from 1908 until independence in 1960. The former colony adopted its present name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in 1964. Colo ...

in 1918. On 1 October 1933 it was split into the

Lusambo Lusambo is a territory in and capital of Sankuru province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The town lies north of the confluence of the Sankuru River and the Lubi River. Lusambo is served by Lusambo Airport. In 1890 Lusambo was chosen by P ...

and

Léopoldville Kinshasa (; ; ln, Kinsásá), formerly Léopoldville ( nl, Leopoldstad), is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Once a site of fishing and trading villages situated along the Congo River, Kinshasa is now one of ...

provinces. Lusambo included the Kasaï and

Sankuru Sankuru is one of the 21 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. Sankuru, Kasaï-Oriental, and Lomami provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Kasaï-Oriental province. Sa ...

districts of Congo-Kasaï and parts of the Léopold II District (Équateur) and

Lomami District Lomami District (french: District du Lomami, nl, District Lomami) was a district of the Belgian Congo from 1912 to 1933, when it was dissolved. It covered very roughly the same area as the present Lomami Province and the northwest of Haut-Lomami ...

(Katanga). On 27 May 1947 Lusambo was renamed Kasaï, which became an autonomous province of the Congo republic on 30 June 1960. On 14 August 1962 Kasaï was divided into five new provinces:

Lomami Lomami may refer to: * Lomami River, a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo * Lomami Province Lomami is one of the 21 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. Lomami, Kasaï-Oriental, ...

, Luluabourg,

, Sud-Kasaï and

Unité Kasaïenne Kasaï-Occidental ( French for "Western Kasai"; lua, Kasai Wa Mubuelu) was one of the eleven provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo between 1966 and 2015, when it was split into the Kasaï-Central and the Kasaï provinces. History ...

. On 25 April 1966 Luluabourg and Unité Kasaïenne were united to form

Kasaï-Occidental Kasaï-Occidental (French for "Western Kasai"; lua, Kasai Wa Mubuelu) was one of the eleven provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo between 1966 and 2015, when it was split into the Kasaï-Central and the Kasaï provinces. History T ...

, while Lomami, Sankuru, and Sud-Kasaï were united in the new province of

Kasaï-Oriental Kasaï-Oriental (French for "East Kasai") is one of the 21 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. Kasaï-Oriental, Lomami, and Sankuru provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the form ...

. Kasaï-Occidental was split in 2015 into the

Kasaï-Central Kasaï-Central is one of the 21 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. Kasaï-Central and Kasaï provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Kasaï-Occidental province. Kasa� ...

and Kasaï provinces.

Congo-Kasaï (1922–1932)

The governors (or equivalent) of Congo-Kasaï Province were:

Lusambo (1933–1947)

The governors (or equivalent) of Lusambo Province were:

Kasaï (1947–1962)

The governors (or equivalent) of Kasaï Province were:

References

{{reflist * Governors of provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo *

Congo-Kasaï (1922–1932)

Lusambo (1933–1947)

Kasaï (1947–1962)

See also

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