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Léon Engulu
Léon Engulu, or Engulu Baangampongo Bakokele Lokanga (1 April 1934 – 4 February 2023) was a politician from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He was prominent in the politics of Équateur Province in the period leading up to and following independence in 1960, and was governor of various provinces between 1962 and 1970. From 1970 to 1997 he occupied various senior positions in the governments of president Mobutu Sese Seko. From 2003 to 2018 he was a senator. Early years Léon Engulu was born on 1 April 1934 in Coquilhatville (Mbandaka), in the province of Équateur, Belgian Congo. He was of Mongo ethnicity. He was the eldest of a family of three children. He began his professional career in 1954 under the Belgian Congo as a ''commis territorial'', which at the time corresponded to a minister today. On 8 March 1960, a provincial executive college was created in Coquilhatville (Équateur Province) composed of Laurent Eketebi, Sebastien Ikolo and Leon Engulu. Engulu partici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuvette Centrale Province
Cuvette Centrale Province was a province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo that existed between 1963 and 1966 during the Congo Crisis. Location Cuvette Centrale Province covered the area of the present provinces of Équateur and Tshuapa in the northwest of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is named after the Cuvette Centrale (Central Basin), a geological basin covering an area of around to the north of Kinshasa. This is a region of swamps and dense tropical forest, with few roads and no railways. Under the law of 14 August 1962 Cuvette Centrale Province comprised the territories of Basankusu, Bolomba, Coq-Kalamba, Ingende and Bikoro in Équateur District; Boende, Befale, Bokungo, Djolu, Ikela and Monkoto in Tshuapa District, and the Bongandanga sector in Bongandanga Territory. History Cuvette Centrale Province was established on 14 August 1962, when the country was divided into 21 provinces. Équateur Province was divided into the Cuvette-Centrale and Ubangi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |