Rulers: Congo (Kinshasa)
Provinces
Note: At independence in 1960 there were 6 provinces. In connection with the internal troubles of the country the number had risen to 21 in 1963. On 1 Aug 1964 a new "federal" constitution confirmed this fragmentation. After the military coup of Mobutu (25 Nov 1965) the power of the central government was restored and the number of provinces decreased to 12 in Apr 1966 and 8 in Dec 1966 (plus the city of Kinshasa respectively). A presidential decree of 31 Oct 1966 put an end to the last remnants of provincial autonomy. On 19 Jul 1972 the provinces were redesignated regions; this was reversed 8 Oct 1997. In 2015 another division increased the number of provinces from 11 to 26 (including Kinshasa). They are grouped below according to the territories of the 6 provinces existing in 1960.
Équateur
20 Aug 1917 Équateur/Evenaar province created in Belgian Congo
1933 Coquilhatville/Coquilhatstad province created in
reorganization
27 May 1947 renamed Équateur/Evenaar
30 Jun 1960 autonomous province of the Congo republic
14 Aug 1962 separation of the provinces of Cuvette Centrale and Ubangi;
the remaining part of the province comes under central
administration
5 Feb 1963 remaining part is reorganized as province of Moyen-Congo
25 Apr 1966 Cuvette Centrale, Moyen-Congo, and Ubangi are reunited in
a new Équateur province
11 Jul 2015 split into provinces of Équateur, Mongala, Nord-Ubangi,
Sud-Ubangi, and Tshuapa
Deputy governors-general
1917 - 1919 Georges Moulaert (b. 1875 - d. 1958)
1919 - 25 Oct 1921 Alphonse Engels (b. 1880 - d. 1962)
(interim to 19...)
1921 - 4 Oct 1924 Charles Duchesne (b. 1881 - d. 1945)
(interim to 1922)
Jan 1922 - Sep 1922 Georges Van der Kerken (b. 1888 - d. 1953)
(acting for Duchesne)
4 Oct 1924 - 1925 W.E. Parker (interim)
Governors and deputy governors-general
1925 - 24 Mar 1933 Charles Duchesne (s.a.)
1927 - 1928 J. Jorissen
(acting for Duchesne)
1929 - 1930 J. Jorissen
(acting for Duchesne)
Commissioners
1933 - 1934 J. Jorissen
11 Jul 1934 - 1935 E. Van de Cappelle (b. 1881 - d. 1937)
1935 - 1941 Eugène Henry (interim to 193...)
Governors
1941 - 1945 Eugène Henry
1945 - 1947 Van Hoeck (interim)
1947 - 1950 F. Wenner
1950 Luc Breuls de Tiecken (1st time) (b. 1900 - d. ...)
1950 A. Gille
1950 Luc Breuls de Tiecken (2nd time) (s.a.)
1950 - 1951 Pierre Nauwelaert (b. 1903 - d. 1969)
1951 - 1953 Luc Breuls de Tiecken (3rd time) (s.a.)
1953 Comout (commissioner)
1953 Desmet (commissioner)
1953 Nicolas Muller (1st time) (b. 1903 - d. ...)
(commissioner)
1953 - Jul 1954 Maurice De Ryck (b. 1900 - d. 1964)
1954 - 1955 Nicolas Muller (2nd time) (s.a.)
(commissioner)
1955 - 1956 Georges Schmit (b. 1908 - d. ...)
1956 Nicolas Muller (3rd time) (s.a.)
1956 - 1958 Odon Spitaels (b. 1912 - d. ...)
1957 Alphonse De Valkeneer (b. 1898 - d. 1973)
(acting for Spitaels)
1958 - 30 Jun 1960 Alphonse De Valkeneer (s.a.)
President
30 Jun 1960 - 14 Aug 1962 Laurent Eketebi (b. 1936)
Governors (1972-80, commissioners)
25 Apr 1966 - 3 Jan 1967 Léon Engulu (b. 1934 - d. 2023)
3 Jan 1967 - 9 Aug 1968 Jonas Mukamba (1st time) (b. 1931)
9 Aug 1968 - 12 Mar 1969 Denis Paluku (b. 1936 - d. 2014)
12 Mar 1969 - 5 Aug 1969 Édouard Bulundwe (b. 1932)
5 Aug 1969 - 23 Dec 1970 Henri-Désiré Takizala (b. 1936 - d. 2000)
23 Dec 1970 - 19 Mar 1974 Oscar Ngoma (from 1972, Ngoma
Ntoto Bwangi)
19 Mar 1974 - 23 Jun 1975 Mbala Mbabu
23 Jun 1975 - 21 Feb 1978 Loposo Nzela Balombe
21 Jan 1978 - 18 Jan 1980 Namwisi Ma Nkoy
18 Jan 1980 - 27 Aug 1980 Mpambia Musanga Bekaja (1st time) (b. 1935)
27 Aug 1980 - 19 Mar 1983 Mukamba Kadiata Nzemba
(= Jonas Mukamba) (2nd time) (s.a.)
19 Mar 1983 - 21 Mar 1984 Kititwa Tumansi Benga Tundu (b. 1929 - d. 2000)
21 Mar 1984 - 1 Jan 1985 Sabi Ngampoub Mubiem (interim)
1 Jan 1985 - 26 Apr 1986 Mpambia Musanga Bekaja (2nd time) (s.a.)
26 Apr 1986 - 20 Jul 1988 Mokolo Matamba Moful (b. ... - d. 1989)
20 Jul 1988 - 11 Jan 1990 Kisanga Kabongelo (b. 1942 - d. 2020)
12 Jan 1990 - Jun 1990 Fundu Kota (b. 1943)
1990 - 199. Lwabanji Ngabo Lwasi (interim)
199. - 199. Basembe Emina
199. - 199. Mpambia Musanga Bekaja (3rd time) (s.a.)
199. - 199. Tshala Muana
1992 - 1997 Njoku Ey'Obabe
Mar 1997 - 12 May 1997 Mukobo Mundende Popolo (b. 1937 - d. 2015)
Apr 1997 - 1999 Gabriel Mola Motia (b. 1957)
1999 - 200. Christian Eleko Botuna (b. 1950 - d. 2007)
Jan 2002 - 26 May 2004 Jean-Bertrand Ewanga (b. 1952)
26 May 2004 - 24 Feb 2007 Yves Mobando Yogo (b. 1955)
24 Feb 2007 - Feb 2009 José Makila Sumanda (b. 1959)
Feb 2009 - Apr 2013 Jean-Claude Baende (b. 1963)
(interim to Nov 2009)
Apr 2013 - 22 Jul 2013 René Bofaya (interim)
22 Jul 2013 - 14 Dec 2014 Louis Koyagialo (b. 1947 - d. 2014)
5 Sep 2013 - 29 Oct 2015 Sébastien Impeto Mpengo
(acting [for Koyagialo to 14 Dec 2014])
Cuvette Centrale
14 Aug 1962 creation of the province of Cuvette Centrale
25 Apr 1966 part of restored Équateur province
President (from Oct 1965, governor)
Sep 1962 - 25 Apr 1966 Léon Engulu (b. 1934 - d. 2023)
Moyen-Congo
5 Feb 1963 creation of the province of Moyen-Congo
25 Apr 1966 part of restored Équateur province
Presidents (from 1965, governors)
6 Apr 1963 - Jun 1964 Laurent Eketebi (s.a.)
(de facto from 15 Sep 1962)
Apr 1963 - 30 Jul 1963 Denis Akundji
(president of secessionist province of Bumba)
23 Jun 1964 - 10 Aug 1965 Augustin Engwanda
10 Aug 1965 - 25 Apr 1966 Denis Sakombi (b. 1929 - d. 1985)
Ubangi
14 Aug 1962 creation of the province of Ubangi
25 Apr 1966 part of restored Équateur province
Presidents (from 1965, governors)
Sep 1962 - 20 Jul 1965 Alfred Nzondomyo
20 Jul 1965 - 25 Apr 1966 Michel Denge
Équateur
Special commissioner
29 Oct 2015 - 26 Apr 2016 Roger Muamba Mombenza
Governors
26 Apr 2016 - 8 Sep 2017 Tony Cassius Bolamba (b. 1972)
8 Sep 2017 - 15 Oct 2017 Alexis Nkumu Isangola (1st time) (b. 1965)
(acting)
15 Oct 2017 - 27 Dec 2017 Jeannine Intombi Embele (f) (b. 1970)
(acting)
27 Dec 2017 - Jan?2018 Alexis Nkumu Isangola (2nd time) (s.a.)
(acting)
Jan?2018 - Bobo Boloko Bolumbu (b. 1964)
Mongala
Special commissioner
29 Oct 2015 - Apr 2016 Marceline Mondjiba (f)
Governors
Apr 2016 - Jan 2018 Bienvenu Essimba Baluwa Bolea (b. 1973)
Jan 2018 - May 2019 Louis Mbonga Magalu Engwanda (b. 1953)
May 2019 - 15 Jan 2021 Crispin Ngbundu Malengo (1st time) (b. 1973)
15 Jan 2021 - 3 Feb 2021 Marie Clémentine Sole Ekungola (f)
(acting)
3 Feb 2021 - 12 May 2021 Crispin Ngbundu Malengo (2nd time) (s.a.)
12 May 2021 - Serge Mongulu Mandubola (acting) (b. 1972)
Nord-Ubangi
Special commissioner; from 18 Apr 2016, governors
29 Oct 2015 - May 2019 Marie-Thérèse Gerengbo (f) (b. 1951)
May 2019 - 20 Apr 2022 Izato Nzege Koloke (b. 1984)
20 Apr 2022 - Oscar Oshobale Oyozu (acting)
Sud-Ubangi
Special commissioner
29 Oct 2015 - 18 Apr 2016 Robert Kolonga
Governors
18 Apr 2016 - Oct?2017 José Makila Sumanda (b. 1959)
Oct?2017 - Aug 2019 Joachim Taila Nage (b. 1962)
Aug 2019 - Jean-Claude Mabenze Gbey Benz (b. 1964)
Tshuapa
Special commissioner; from 9 Apr 2016, governors
29 Oct 2015 - 28 Oct 2016 Cyprien Lomboto (1st time) (b. 1952)
28 Oct 2016 - 10 Mar 2017 Marie-Josée Ifoku (f) (acting) (b. 1965)
10 Mar 2017 - Oct?2017 Cyprien Lomboto (2nd time) (s.a.)
Oct?2017 - Pancrace Boongo Nkoy (b. 1961)
Kasaï
1918 Congo-Kasaï/Kongo-Kasaï province established in Belgian Congo
1 Oct 1933 Lusambo province created in reorganization
27 May 1947 renamed Kasaï
30 Jun 1960 autonomous province of the Congo republic
14 Aug 1962 division of Kasaï into five new provinces:
Lomami, Luluabourg, Sankuru, Sud-Kasaï, Unité Kasaïenne
25 Apr 1966 Lomami, Sankuru, and Sud-Kasaï are united in the new
province of Kasaï Oriental; Luluabourg and Unité Kasaïenne
unite to form Kasaï Occidental
Deputy governors-general
18 Oct 1918 - 1922 Léon Guilain Bureau (b. 1869 - d. 1944)
1922 - 1925 Alphonse Engels (b. 1880 - d. 1962)
Governors and deputy governors-general
1925 - 19 Jun 1929 Alphonse Engels (s.a.)
19 Jun 1929 - 5 Jan 1932 Beernaert
17 Aug 1932 - 30 Sep 1933 Paul Ermens
Commissioners
1 Oct 1933 - 17 Aug 1940 Constant Wauters
11 Sep 1940 - 1941 R. Wenner
Governors
1941 - 9 Jun 1944 R. Wenner
7 Feb 1945 - 21 Sep 1945 R.P. Preys
21 Sep 1945 - 19 Jul 1948 Léon A. Hofkens
19 Jul 1948 - 11 Apr 1952 Firmin Peigneux
11 Apr 1952 - 27 Mar 1955 Roger Le Bussy
20 Apr 1955 - 27 Sep 1955 Jean Paelinck (b. 1906 - d. 1961)
1 Oct 1955 - 22 Jun 1958 Antoine Lamborelle
1 Jul 1958 - 1960 Louis De Jaegher (b. 1908 - d. 1973)
1960 - 31 May 1960 Henrotaux (acting)
General Extraordinary Commissioner
31 May 1960 - 30 Jun 1960 Matterne
Presidents
30 Jun 1960 - Dec 1961 Barthélemy Mukenge (1st time) (b. 1925 - d. 2018)
Jan 1962 - May 1962 André Lubaya (b. ... - d. 1968)
9 Jun 1962 - 14 Aug 1962 Barthélemy Mukenge (2nd time) (s.a.)
Lomami
14 Aug 1962 province separated from Kasaï
25 Apr 1966 part of new province of Kasaï Oriental
President (from 1965, governors)
15 Sep 1962 - Apr 1966 Dominique Manono
18 Apr 1966 - 25 Apr 1966 Jean Marie Kikalanga
Luluabourg
14 Aug 1962 province separated from Kasaï
25 Apr 1966 part of new province of Kasaï Occidental
Presidents (from 1965, governors)
Sep 1962 - Sep 1963 François Luakabwanga (1st time)
Sep 1963 - 25 Sep 1964 André Lubaya (b. ... - d. 1968)
25 Sep 1964 - Dec 1965 François Luakabwanga (2nd time)
Jan 1966 - 18 Apr 1966 Constantin Tshilumba
18 Apr 1966 - 25 Apr 1966 François Luakabwanga (3rd time)
Sankuru
14 Aug 1962 province separated from Kasaï
25 Apr 1966 part of new province of Kasaï Oriental
Presidents (from 1965, governors)
14 Sep 1962 - Dec 1963 André Diumasumbu
Jan 1963 - Apr 1963 Athanase Ndjadi (in rebellion)
27 Dec 1963 - Jun 1965 Paul Marcel Sumbu
Jun 1965 - 27 Jan 1966 Benoît Wetshindjadi
18 Apr 1966 - 25 Apr 1966 Étienne Kihuyu
Sud-Kasaï
14 Jun 1960 the Luba-Kasaï declare their independence of the
province of Kasaï (not of Congo) and proclaim the
Federal State of Sud-Kasaï
9 Aug 1960 proclamation of the autonomous État Minier du Sud-Kasaï
30 Dec 1961 reconquest of the region by the central government
14 Aug 1962 creation of the province of Sud-Kasaï
25 Apr 1966 part of new province of Kasaï Oriental
President
9 Aug 1960 - 12 Apr 1961 Albert Kalonji (b. 1929 - d. 2015)
(in Katanga exile 25 Aug - 29 Aug/3 Sep 1960)
King¹
12 Apr 1961 - 14 Jul 1961² Albert I Kalonji (s.a.)
Special commissioner
Aug 1962 - Oct 1962 Sébastien Ikolo
Presidents (from 1965, governors)
12 Oct 1962 - Jul 1965 Joseph Ngalula (b. 1928)
Aug 1965 - 25 Apr 1966 Jonas Mukamba (b. 1931)
Prime minister
14 Jun 1960 - 12 Apr 1961 Joseph Ngalula (s.a.)
¹On 12 Apr 1961 Kalonji assembled notables and they proclaimed Kalonji's father, Edmond Mukanya Mulenda (d. 1969), as mulopwe, the traditional Luba royal style. The new mulopwe immediately abdicated in favour of Albert.
²Kalonji was arrested 30 Dec 1961 but escaped 7 Sep 1962 and set up a new government that was terminated 1 Oct 1962.
Mwene Ditu
1962 territory of Mwene Ditu is intended to become part of the
new province of Sud-Kasaï, but as parts of its population
want to join other provinces, it is decided to hold a
plebiscite and until that time the territory is neutralized
and governed separately by special administrators
19 Apr 1965 plebiscite decides in favour of Lualaba province; this is
not recognized by Sud-Kasaï and unrest follows; as a
consequence a state of emergency is proclaimed and a
commissioner of the republic takes over
11 Feb 1966 an agreement is reached between the two provinces and
Lualaba gives up its claims
18 Feb 1966 territory formally annexed to Sud-Kasaï
Special administrators
18 Dec 1962 - 30 Apr 1965 Daniel Ilonga
Apr 1965 - 7 May 1965 Antoine Panzout
7 May 1965 - 15 Sep 1965 Louis Abdala
Commissioner of the republic
15 Sep 1965 - 18 Feb 1966 Michel Ndju
Unité Kasaïenne
14 Aug 1962 province separated from Kasaï
25 Apr 1966 part of new province of Kasaï Occidental
Presidents (from 1965, governors)
Sep 1962 - Dec 1963 Grégoire Kamanga
Jan 1964 - Dec 1965 François Minga Mbengele
Jan 1966 - 25 Apr 1966 Robert William Mbombo
Kasaï Occidental
18 Jul 2015 split into provinces of Kasaï and Kasaï Central
Governors (1972-80, commissioners)
25 Apr 1966 - 3 Jan 1967 François Luakabwanga
3 Jan 1967 - 9 Aug 1968 Paul Muhona
9 Aug 1968 - 23 Dec 1970 André William Ntikala
23 Dec 1970 - 24 Feb 1972 Daniel Monguya Mbenge (b. 1934 - d. 2021)
24 Feb 1972 - 19 Mar 1974 Henri-Désiré Takizala (b. 1936 - d. 2000)
19 Mar 1974 - 10 Feb 1976 Ngoma Ntoto Bwangi
10 Feb 1976 - 20 Oct 1976 Ndebo-a-Kanda-di-Ne Kenza
7 May 1977 - 21 Jan 1978 Mpika Masamba Ngolomiso
21 Jan 1978 - 18 Jan 1980 Konde Vila Kikanda (b. 1939 - d. 2020)
18 Jan 1980 - 27 Aug 1980 Kamakanda N'koma
27 Aug 1980 - 19 Mar 1983 Kyembwa wa Lumona
19 Mar 1983 - 1 Jan 1985 Zamundu Agenong'Ka
1 Jan 1985 - 1986* Bangala Basila (b. 1943)
20 Jul 1988 - 19.. Bomandeke Bonyeka (b. 1937)
19.. - 19.. Mpambia Musanga Bekaja (b. 1935)
19.. - 19.. Janvier Tshibuabua Kapya (b. c.1953)
*Oct 1997 - 1999 Pascal Tshitoka Ngalamulume
1999 - Apr 2006 Claudel Lubaya
Apr 2006 - 16 Oct 2006 Gilbert Tshiongo Tshibinkubula
wa Ntumba (b. 1942 - d. 2021)
16 Oct 2006 - 16 Mar 2007 Mutombo Bakafwa Nsenda
16 Mar 2007 - 2 Mar 2011 Trésor Kapuku Ngoy
Jun 2007 - Aug 2007 Hubert Mbingho (acting)
2 Mar 2011 - 18 Apr 2011 Hubert Mbingho (acting)
18 Apr 2011 - 6 Jun 2012 Hubert Kabasubabo (b. 1961)
6 Jun 2012 - 9 Feb 2013 Jean Mwamba (acting)
9 Feb 2013 - 29 Oct 2015 Alex Kande Mupompa (b. 1950)
Kasaï
Special commissioner; from Apr 2016, governors
29 Oct 2015 - 10 May 2019 Marc Manyanga (b. 1956)
10 May 2019 - Dieudonné Pieme Tutokot (b. 1966)
Kasaï Central
Special commissioner; from Apr 2016, governors
29 Oct 2015 - 4 Oct 2017 Alex Kande Mupompa (s.a.)
4 Oct 2017 - 18 Jan 2018 Justin Milonga Milonga (acting) (b. 1966)
18 Jan 2018 - 12 Mar 2019 Denis Kambayi Cimbumbu (b. 1966)
12 Mar 2019 - 7 May 2019 Manix Kabuanga wa Kabuanga (b. 1964)
(acting)
7 May 2019 - 2 Jul 2020 Martin Kabuya Mulamba Kabitanga (b. 1970)
2 Jul 2020 - 4 Nov 2020 Ambroise Kamukuny Mukinayi (b. 1955 - d. 2020)
(acting)
4 Nov 2020 - 20 Jun 2022 Tharcisse Kabatusuila Mbuyamba
(acting)
20 Jun 2022 - John Kabeya Shikayi
Kasaï Oriental
15 Jul 2015 split into provinces of Kasaï Oriental, Lomami, and Sankuru
Governors (1972-80, commissioners)
25 Apr 1966 - 3 Jan 1967 Jonas Mukamba (s.a.)
3 Jan 1967 - 9 Aug 1968 Henri-Désiré Takizala (b. 1936 - d. 2000)
9 Aug 1968 - 23 Dec 1970 Bernard Ndebo
23 Dec 1970 - 9 Jul 1971 André William Ntikala
9 Jul 1971 - 24 Feb 1972 Derikoye Tite Avungara
24 Feb 1972 - 15 Jul 1972 Boji Ntole
15 Jul 1972 - 19 Mar 1974 Mozagba Ngbuka
19 Mar 1974 - 10 Feb 1976 Matabisi Iyualeke Ilande
10 Feb 1976 - 21 Jan 1978 Kyalwe Mihambo
21 Jan 1978 - 18 Jan 1980 Kamakanda N'koma
18 Jan 1980 - 10 Oct 1981 Efambe Ey'Olanga
10 Oct 1981 - 19 Mar 1983 Zamundu Agenong'Ka
19 Mar 1983 - 1 Jan 1985 Duga Kugbe Toro (b. 1935? - d. 2010)
1 Jan 1985 - 10 Mar 1985 Konde Vila Kikanda (b. 1939 - d. 2020)
10 Mar 1985 - 26 Apr 1986 Mananga Dintoko Pholo
26 Apr 1986 - 1987 Mpambia Musanga Bekaja (b. 1935)
198. - 198. Bangala Basila (b. 1943)
198. - 198. Bashala Kantu wa Milandu (b. 19... - d. 2021)
1989 - 1992 Kakule Mbahingana (b. 1947 - d. 2011)
199. - 199. Dikonda wa Lumanyisha
Apr 1997 - Nov 1997 Mbuyi Mulomba
27 Nov 1997 - Jan 1999* Omer Kamba
... - ... Mbala Muana
15 Mar 1999 - 1999 Jean-Charles Okoto (b. 1955)
... - Mar 2001 Paul Kabongo
Mar 2001 - 26 Nov 2001 ...
26 Nov 2001 - 26 May 2004 Jean-Marie Mbala
26 May 2004 - 16 Mar 2007 Dominique Kanku (b. 1963)
16 Mar 2007 - 29 Oct 2015 Alphonse Ngoyi Kasanji (b. 1963)
Kasaï Oriental
Special commissioner; from Apr 2016, governors
29 Oct 2015 - 8 May 2019 Alphonse Ngoyi Kasanji (s.a.)
8 May 2019 - 17 Apr 2021 Jean Maweja Muteba (b. 1958)
17 Apr 2021 - 23 Jun 2022 Jeanette Longa Musuamba (f)
(acting)
23 Jun 2022 - Patrick Mathias Kabeya Matshi
Abidi (b. 1980)
Lomami
Special commissioner; from Apr 2016, governors
29 Oct 2015 - 10 May 2019 Patrice Kamanda (b. 1963)
10 May 2019 - 4 Jun 2021 Sylvain Lubamba Mayombo (b. 1964)
4 Jun 2021 - Édouard Mulumba Mudiandambu (b. 1956)
(acting)
Sankuru
Special commissioner; from 9 Apr 2016, governors
29 Oct 2015 - Mar?2019 Berthold Ulungu Ekunda (b. 1954)
Mar?2019 - 8 Sep 2019 Pierre Lokadi Otete (acting) (b. 1951)
8 Sep 2019 - 30 Nov 2021 Joseph Stéphane Mukumadi (b. 1982)
(temporarily in opposition to Tchyabilo, as below)
30 Dec 2019 - Jan 2020 Paul Tchyabilo Nckoto (1st time)
(acting)
5 Nov 2021 - Paul Tchyabilo Nckoto (2nd time)
(acting)
Katanga
15 Apr 1891 the administration of the Katangese areas conquered by
the Congo Free State is entrusted to the Compagnie du
Katanga; no effective administration is set up
19 Jun 1900 Katanga is entrusted to the Comité Spécial du Katanga,
an administration totally separated from that of the Congo
is set up
1 Sep 1910 Katanga is integrated in the Belgian Congo but retains a
large measure of autonomy
1 Oct 1933 autonomy abrogated; province of Elisabethville/Elisabethstad
27 May 1947 renamed Katanga
30 Jun 1960 autonomous province of the Congo republic
11 Jul 1960 proclamation of the independent State of Katanga
Nov 1961 conquest of northern Katanga by the central government;
organization of the province of Nord-Katanga
21 Jan 1963 conquest of the remaining parts of Katanga and division of
the territory into two provinces: Lualaba and Katanga Oriental
28 Dec 1966 reconstruction of the province of Katanga
2 Jan 1972 Katanga renamed Shaba
1997 name Katanga restored
Administrator of the Compagnie du Katanga
Apr 1891 - 19 Jun 1900 Albert Jean-Baptiste Thys (b. 1849 - d. 1915)
Chairman of the Comité Spécial du Katanga
Jun 1900 - 1929 Hubert Droogmans (b. 1858 - d. 1938)
Representatives of the CSK in Katanga (governors)
1900 - 14 Jan 1903 Auguste Weyns (b. 1854 - d. 1944)
14 Jan 1903 - 1906 Léon Tonneau (1st time) (b. 1863 - d. 1919)
26 Jul 1906 - 1908 Émile Wangermée (1st time) (b. 1855 - d. 1924)
1908 - Sep 1909 Léon Tonneau (2nd time) (s.a.)
1909 - 1 Sep 1910 Émile Wangermée (2nd time) (s.a.)
Governors and deputy governors-general
1 Sep 1910 - 21 Mar 1917 Émile Wangermée (s.a.)
22 Mar 1917 - 2 Sep 1920 Charles Henry Marie Ernest,
baron Tombeur de Tabora (b. 1867 - d. 1947)
Sep 1920 - Oct 1921 Léopold De Koninck (acting)
Oct 1921 - 23 Dec 1923 Martin Rutten (b. 1876 - d. 1944)
Dec 1923 - 21 Jan 1928 Léon Guilain Bureau (b. 1869 - d. 1944)
5 May 1928 - Sep 1931 Gaston Heenen (1st time) (b. 1880 - d. 1963)
Sep 1931 - Jan 1932 Louis Joseph Postiaux (b. 1882 - d. 1948)
Jan 1932 - 23 Sep 1933 Gaston Heenen (2nd time) (s.a.)
Commissioner
1933 - 1941 Amour Maron (b. 1891 - d. 1948)
Governors
1941 - 1945 Amour Maron (s.a.)
1945 - Mar 1948 Léon Keyser
Mar 1948 - Apr 1951 Joseph Ziegler de Ziegleck auf
Rheingrub
May 1951 - Oct 1955 René Wauthion
Jan 1956 - Sep 1958 Jean Paelinck (b. 1906 - d. 1961)
Sep 1958 - 30 Jun 1960 André Schöller (b. 1908 - d. 19...)
(also deputy governor-general)
President
16 Jun 1960 - 12 Jan 1963 Moise Tshombe (b. 1919 - d. 1969)
(president of the Provisional Government
11 Jul - 8 Aug 1960)
26 Apr 1961 - 22 Jun 1961 Godefroid Munongo (b. 1925 - d. 1992)
+ Jean-Baptiste Kibwe (b. 1924 - d. 2008)
+ Joseph Kiwele (b. ... - d. 1961)
(acting for imprisoned Tshombe)
Katanga Oriental
8 Jul 1963 after the formation of the provinces of Nord-Katanga
and Lualaba the remaining part of Katanga is reorganized
as the new province of Katanga Oriental
24 Apr 1966 united with Lualaba to form Sud-Katanga
Presidents (from 1965, governors)
13 Aug 1963 - 20 Jul 1965 Édouard Bulundwe (b. 1932)
20 Jul 1965 - 24 Apr 1966 Godefroid Munongo (s.a.)
Lualaba
30 Jun 1963 province of Lualaba separated from Katanga
24 Apr 1966 united with Katanga Oriental to form Sud-Katanga
President (from 1965, governor)
23 Sep 1963 - 24 Apr 1966 Dominique Diur (b. 1929)
Nord-Katanga
20 Oct 1960 rebellion of the Luba-Katanga people against the state of
Katanga and proclamation of the province of Lualaba in
northern Katanga
31 Mar 1961 reconquest of northern Katanga by the State of Katanga
Nov 1961 reconquest of northern Katanga by the central government
11 Jul 1962 proclamation of the province of Nord-Katanga
5 Nov 1966 administration taken over by the central government
28 Dec 1966 part of restored province of Katanga
Presidents (from 1965, governors)
20 Oct 1960 - Mar 1961 Prosper Mwamba-Ilunga (1st time)
11 Sep 1962 - 27 Sep 1963 Prosper Mwamba-Ilunga (2nd time)
27 Sep 1963 - 15 Mar 1964 Jason Sendwe (1st time) (b. 1917 - d. 1964)
15 Mar 1964 - 21 Apr 1964 Fortunat Kabange Numbi (b. 1934 - d. 1964)
21 Apr 1964 - 18 Jun 1964 Jason Sendwe (2nd time) (s.a.)
22 Jun 1964 - Jul 1964 Ildephonse Masengo (b. c.1935 - d. 1969)
(head of a provisional government for the whole Katanga
province, in fact the territories occupied by the forces
of the People's Republic)
22 Jul 1965 - 5 Nov 1966 Henri Ndala Kambola
(administrator since Aug 1964?)
Sud-Katanga
24 Apr 1966 Katanga Oriental and Lualaba united to form Sud-Katanga
5 Nov 1966 administration by central government
28 Dec 1966 part of restored province of Katanga
Governor
24 Apr 1966 - 5 Nov 1966 Godefroid Munongo (s.a.)
Union Minière du Haut Katanga (de facto rulers)
28 Oct 1906 creation of the Union Minière du Haut Katanga, entrusted
by the Congo Free State with the exploitation of the mineral
resources of Katanga
31 Dec 1966 activities and belongings of the UMHK taken over by
Congolese government
Chairmen of the Union Minière du Haut Katanga (in Brussels)
1906 - 1913 Ferdinand, baron Baeyens (b. 1837 - d. 1914)
1913 - 1932 Jean Jadot (b. 1862 - d. 1932)
1932 - 1939 Félicien Cattier (1st time) (b. 1869 - d. 1946)
1939 - 1944 Alexandre Galopin (b. 1879 - d. 1944)
1944 Félicien Cattier (2nd time) (s.a.)
(acting)
1944 - 1947 Firmin Van Bree (b. 1880 - d. 1960)
1947 - 1955 Gaston Blaise (b. 1880 - d. 1964)
1955 - 1963 Paul Gillet (b. 1891 - d. 1964)
1963 - 1965 Edgar Van Der Straeten
1966 Louis Wallef (b. 1901 - d. 1971)
Directors of the Union Minière du Haut Katanga (in Africa)
1910 - 1912 Eugène Halewijck (b. 1866 - d. 1940)
1913 - 1917 Preston H. Horner
1918 - 1919 Edgar Sengier (b. 1879 - d. 1963)
1920 - 1922 Jules Cousin (b. 1884 - d. 1965)
1923 - 1927 Léon Rasson (b. 1875 - d. 1932)
1927 - 1929 Joseph De Mulder
1931 Henry Barzin (b. 1881 - d. 1971)
1932 Gaston Deladrière
1933 - 1936 Henri Heymans (b. 1883 - d. 1936)
1936 - 1945 Aimé Marthoz (b. 1894 - d. 1962)
1946 - 1950 Louis Wallef (s.a.)
1951 - 1957 Maurice Van Weyenbergh (b. 1900 - d. 1983)
1958 - 1966 Gérard Assoignon
Katanga from 1967
16 Jul 2015 split into provinces of Haut-Katanga, Haut-Lomami, Lualaba,
and Tanganyika
Governors (1972-80, commissioners)
3 Jan 1967 - Aug 1967 Jean Foster Manzikala
1967 Masiala Kinkela (b. ... - d. 1975)
1967 - 1968 Denis Paluku (b. 1936 - d. 2014)
1968 - 1970 Léon Engulu (b. 1934 - d. 2023)
1970 - 1972 Henri-Désiré Takizala (b. 1936 - d. 2000)
Feb 1972 - Jul 1972 Daniel Monguya Mbenge (b. 1934 - d. 2021)
1973 - 1975 Duga Kugbe Toro (1st time) (b. 1935? - d. 2010)
1975 - 8 Jul 1977 Assumani Busanya Lukili
8 Jul 1977 - 17 May 1978 Efambe Ey'Olanga
17 May 1978 - 18 Jan 1980 Alexandre Singa Boyenge Mosambayi (b. 1932 - d. 2001)
18 Jan 1980 - 1 Jan 1985 Mandungu Bula Nyati (b. 1935 - d. 2000)
1 Jan 1985 - 1986 Duga Kugbe Toro (2nd time) (s.a.)
1986 - May 1990 Koyagialo Ngbase te Gerengbo (b. 1947 - d. 2014)
May 1990 - Nov 1991 Bonaventure Konde Vila Kikanda (b. 1939 - d. 2020)
1991 - Apr 1995 Gabriel Kyungu wa Kumwanza
(1st time) (b. 1938 - d. 2021)
1995 - 1997 Benjamin Thadée Ngoie Mulume
Mar 1997 - Apr 1997 Gabriel Kyungu wa Kumwanza
(2nd time) (s.a.)
Apr 1997 - Apr 1998 Gaëtan Kakudji (b. 1942 - d. 2009)
Apr 1998 - Apr 2001 Augustin Katumba Mwanke (b. 1963 - d. 2012)
Apr 2001 - Nov 2001 Jacques Muyumba (interim)
26 Nov 2001 - May 2004 Aimé Ngoy Mukena (b. 1961? - d. 2022)
26 May 2004 - 24 Feb 2007 Urbain Kisula Ngoy (b. 1940 - d. 2018)
24 Feb 2007 - Sep 2015 Moïse Katumbi Chapwe (b. 1964)
Sep 2015 - 29 Oct 2015 Guilbert Paul Yav Tshibal
(interim)
Haut-Katanga
Special commissioner
29 Oct 2015 - 12 Apr 2016 Félicien Katanga Lokunda
Governors
12 Apr 2016 - 22 Apr 2017 Jean-Claude Kazembe Musonda
(1st time) (b. 1963 - d. 2021)
22 Apr 2017 - 26 May 2017 Célestin Pande Kapopo (1st time) (b. 1952)
(interim)
26 May 2017 - Sep 2017 Jean-Claude Kazembe Musonda
(2nd time) (s.a.)
Sep 2017 - 20 May 2019 Célestin Pande Kapopo (2nd time) (s.a.)
20 May 2019 - Jacques Kyabula Katwe (b. 1976)
Haut-Lomami
Special commissioner
29 Oct 2015 - 30 Apr 2016 Raymond Mande Mutombo
Governors
30 Apr 2016 - Oct?2017 Célestin Mbuyu Kabango Mukolwe (b. 1949)
Oct?2017 - 11 May 2019 Jackson Kalenga Mwenzemi (b. 1956)
11 May 2019 - Nov 2019 Marcel Lenge Masangu Mpoyo (b. 1956)
Nov 2019?- 9 Jul 2021 Denis Ngandu Ngoy (acting)
9 Jul 2021 - 21 Jun 2022 Kabamba Ilunga wa Batame (acting)
21 Jun 2022 - Isabelle Yumba Kalenga Mushimbi
(f)
Lualaba
Special commissioner; from Apr 2016, governors
29 Oct 2015 - 10 Sep 2021 Richard Muyej (b. 1954)
4 Jan 2021 - Fifi Masuka Saini (f) (b. 1967)
(acting [for Muyej to 10 Sep 2021])
Tanganyika
Special commissioner; from 9 Apr 2016, governors
29 Oct 2015 - Mar 2019 Richard Ngoy Kitangala (b. 1958)
Mar 2019 - 10 May 2019 Ali Bin Omari Simukinje (acting) (b. 1966)
10 May 2019 - 3 Jun 2021 Zoé Kabila (b. 1979)
3 Jun 2021 - 20 Jun 2022 Samba Kayabala Moni (acting) (b. 1974)
20 Jun 2022 - Julie Ngungwa Mwayuma (f) (b. 1973)
Kinshasa
1 Oct 1933 Léopoldville/Leopoldstad province created in Belgian Congo
30 Jun 1960 autonomous province of the Congo republic
14 Aug 1962 province divided into four new provinces:
Congo Central, Kwango, Kwilu, Mai-Ndombe
25 Apr 1966 Kwango, Kwilu, and Mai-Ndombe united in the new province
of Bandundu; Léopoldville city separated from Congo Central
19 Jul 2015 Bandundu again split into Kwango, Kwilu, and Mai-Ndombe
Commissioner
1933 - 1941 Albert Emile Beauffort
Governors
1941 - 1943 Albert Emile Beauffort
1943 - 1945 Marcel Maquet (b. 1891 - d. 1964)
1946 - 1950 Léon Morel
1950 - 1953 Lucien Lardinois (b. 1898 - d. 1956)
1953 - 1955 Pierre Nauwelaert (b. 1903 - d. 1969)
1955 - 1959 Julien Babilon (b. 1904 - d. 1959)
1959 - 10 May 1960 Jean-Baptiste Bomans
10 May 1960 - 29 Jun 1960 Alain Stenmans (b. 1923)
Presidents
11 Jun 1960 - 29 Jun 1960 Gaston Diomi (b. 1922 - d. 19...)
(president of secessionist Congo province)
18 Jun 1960 - 12 Feb 1962 Cléophas Kamitatu (b. 1931 - d. 2008)
20 Jun 1960 - 1960 Gaston Midu
(president of secessionist Nord-Kwilu province)
12 Feb 1962 - 14 Aug 1962 Gaston Diomi (s.a.)
Kongo Central
14 Aug 1962 Congo Central province created out of Léopoldville province
27 Oct 1971 renamed Bas-Zaïre
1997 renamed Bas-Congo
2015 renamed Kongo Central
President (from 1965, governors; 1972-80, commissioners)
6 Sep 1962 - 3 Jan 1967 Vital Faustin Moanda (b. 1923 - d. ...)
3 Jan 1967 - 30 Aug 1967 Denis Paluku (b. 1936 - d. 2014)
30 Aug 1967 - 9 Aug 1968 François Luakabwanga
9 Aug 1968 - 5 Aug 1969 Bruno Ndala
5 Aug 1969 - 23 Dec 1970 Anaclet Kaniki
23 Dec 1970 - 24 Feb 1972 Dieudonné Boji
24 Feb 1972 - 17 Jul 1972 Marcel Derikoye Tita Ngindu
17 Jul 1972 - 21 May 1975 Catherine Nzuzi wa Mbombo (f) (b. 1944)
1975 - 1976 Loposo Nzela Balombe
4 Feb 1976 - 11 Jul 1977 Efambe Ey'Olanga
11 Jul 1977 - 21 Jan 1978 Ilunga Mubabinge Mukala
21 Jan 1978 - 18 Jan 1980 Tshiamala Tshingombe
18 Jan 1980 - 27 Aug 1980 Makolo Jibikilayi (1st time) (b. 1936)
27 Aug 1980 - 10 Oct 1981 Zamundu Agenong'Ka
10 Oct 1981 - 18 Jan 1983 Malumba Mbangula
18 Jan 1983 - 1986 Makolo Jibikilayi (2nd time) (s.a.)
1986 - 20 Jul 1988 Tshala Muana
20 Jul 1988 - 1989 Kakule Mbahingana (b. 1947 - d. 2011)
1989 - 1990 Mpambia Musanga Bekaja (b. 1935)
1990 - 1991 Timothée Moleka Nzulama (b. 1955? - d. 2017)
1991 - 1997 Bieya Mbaki (b. ... - d. 1997)
199. - 1997 Mvuma Ngeti (acting for Mbaki)
1997 Mvuma Ngeti (interim)
1997 (4 days) Joseph Mbenza Thubi
1997 (1 month) Liwanga Mata Nyamunyobo
*Oct 1997 - 1998 Léonard Fuka Unzola (b. 1935)
1999 - Jun 2001* Séraphin Bavuidi Babingi (b. 1946)
*Oct 2001 - 16 Oct 2006 César Tsasa-di-Ntumba (b. 1945? - d. 2008)
(interim for 4 months in 2001)
16 Oct 2006 - 24 Feb 2007 Jacques Mbadu (1st time) (b. 19... - d. 2018)
24 Feb 2007 - 19 Mar 2012 Simon Mbatshi Batshia (b. 1949)
19 Mar 2012 - 28 Jan 2013 Déo Nkusu (acting)
28 Jan 2013 - 19 Jul 2018 Jacques Mbadu (2nd time) (s.a.)
19 Jul 2018 - 8 Sep 2021 Atou Matubuana Nkuluki (b. 1966)
(acting to 9 May 2019)
7 Sep 2019 - 30 Nov 2019 Marcel Matumpa
(acting for Matubuana)
8 Sep 2021 - 18 Jun 2022 Justin Luemba Makoso (acting) (b. 1972)
18 Jun 2022 - Guy Bandu Ndungidi (b. 1974)
Kwango
14 Aug 1962 Kwango province created out of Léopoldville province
25 Apr 1966 - 19 Jul 2015 part of new province of Bandundu
Presidents (from 1965, governors)
23 Sep 1962 - 11 Nov 1962 Albert Delvaux (b. 1918 - d. ...)
Nov 1962 Emmanuel Mayamba
1962 - Apr 1963 Alphonse Pashi
Aug 1963 - Apr 1964 Pierre Masikita (1st time)
Apr 1964 - 30 Sep 1964 Belunda Kavunzu
30 Sep 1964 - 24 Aug 1965 Joseph Kulumba
24 Aug 1965 - 25 Apr 1966 Pierre Masikita (2nd time)
Special commissioner; from Apr 2016, governors
29 Oct 2015 - 17 Nov 2017 Larousse Kabula Mavula (b. 1974)
17 Nov 2017 - 2 Jul 2018 Emery Kaputu Vita (acting) (b. 1963)
2 Jul 2018 - 9 May 2019 Kanys Makofi Kabamba (b. 1970)
9 May 2019 - 1 Jul 2020 Jean-Marie Peti Peti Tamata
(1st time) (b. 1952)
1 Jul 2020 - 3 Nov 2020 Léopold Kangulumba Kisesele (b. 1951)
(acting)
3 Nov 2020 - Jean-Marie Peti Peti Tamata
(2nd time) (s.a.)
Kwilu
14 Aug 1962 province of Kwilu created out of Léopoldville province
18 Jan 1964 administration taken over by central government due to
rebellion in southwestern Congo; rebel administration in
most of Kwilu province from Jan 1964; reconquest by the
legal government in Jun 1965
18 Jan 1966 provincial government restored
25 Apr 1966 - 19 Jul 2015 part of new province of Bandundu
President
8 Sep 1962 - 18 Jan 1964 Norbert Leta
Jan 1964 - Nov 1964 Pierre Mulele (b. 1929 - d. 1968)
(commander-in-chief and Head of the General Direction)
Governor
18 Jan 1966 - 25 Apr 1966 Henri-Désiré Takizala (b. 1936 - d. 2000)
Special commissioner
29 Oct 2015 - Apr 2016 Michel Balabala Kasongo (b. 1966)
Governors
Apr 2016 - 24 Jul 2017 Godel Kinyoka Kabalumuna (b. 1963)
24 Jul 2017 - 5 Oct 2017 Nicolas Bulukungu Bera-Kay (b. 1950)
(acting)
5 Oct 2017 - 8 May 2019 Michel Balabala Kasongo (s.a.)
8 May 2019 - Willy Itsundala Asang (b. 1962)
Mai-Ndombe
14 Aug 1962 Mai-Ndombe province created out of Léopoldville province
25 Apr 1966 - 19 Jul 2015 part of new province of Bandundu
Presidents (from 1965, governors)
8 Sep 1962 - Dec 1963 Victor Kumoriko
23 Sep 1963 - 11 Oct 1963 V. Bola (in rebellion)
Jan 1964 - Dec 1964 Gabriël Zangabie
1964 - 1965 ...
27 Jul 1965 - 25 Apr 1966 Daniel Monguya (b. 1934 - d. 2021)
Special commissioner; from 9 Apr 2016, governors
29 Oct 2015 - May 2019 Gentiny Ngobila Mbaka (b. 1963)
28 Jun 2019 - 3 Jul 2020 Paul Mputu Boleilanga (1st time) (b. 1957)
3 Jul 2020 - 3 Nov 2020 Jack's Mbombaka (1st time) (b. 1991)
(acting)
3 Nov 2020 - 1 Jul 2021 Paul Mputu Boleilanga (2nd time) (s.a.)
1 Jul 2021 - 18 Aug 2022 Jack's Mbombaka (2nd time) (s.a.)
(acting)
18 Aug 2022 - Rita Bola Dula (f)
Bandundu
Governors (1972-80, commissioners)
25 Apr 1966 - 3 Jan 1967 Henri-Désiré Takizala (b. 1936 - d. 2000)
3 Jan 1967 - 30 Aug 1967 François Luakabwanga
30 Aug 1967 - 9 Aug 1968 François Kupa
9 Aug 1968 - 6 Mar 1969 Paul Muhona
12 Mar 1969 - 23 Dec 1970 Dieudonné Boji
23 Dec 1970 - 15 Jul 1972 Anaclet Kaniki
15 Jul 1972 - 10 Jan 1975 Mulenda Shamwange
10 Jan 1975 - 21 Jan 1978 Kabangu Lunyanya
21 Jan 1978 - 18 Jan 1980 Makolo Jibikilayi (b. 1936)
18 Jan 1980 - 27 Aug 1980 Alemo Logwala
27 Aug 1980 - 10 Oct 1981 Malumba Mbangula
10 Oct 1981 - 1 Jan 1985 Konde Vila Kikanda (b. 1939 - d. 2020)
1 Jan 1985 - 1986 Sambia Gere Danu
1986 - 198. Mananga Dintoko Pholo
20 Jul 1988 - 1990 Guillaume Samba Kaputo (b. 1946 - d. 2007)
*1992 - 1994* Payanzo Ntsomo
1997 - 26 Nov 2001 Marc Katshunga
26 Nov 2001 - 2003 Kidinda Shandungo
*Oct 2003* Oscar Bala
26 May 2004 - 10 Dec 2005 Sabin Sadiboko
10 Dec 2005 - 13 Jan 2006 Guy Kunza
13 Jan 2006 - 16 Oct 2006 Gérard Gifuza
16 Oct 2006 - 16 Mar 2007 Édouard Wenzi wa Kuyula
16 Mar 2007 - 22 May 2012 Richard Ndambu Wolang (b. 1952)
22 May 2012 - 29 Oct 2015 Jean Kamisendu Kutuka (b. 1955)
Kinshasa
1 Jul 1966 Léopoldville renamed Kinshasa
Governors
27 Apr 1966 - 2 Jan 1969 Alphonse Bangala
5 Feb 1969 - 15 Jan 1970 Paul Nauwelaerts (b. 1936 - d. 2020)
15 Jan 1970 - 27 May 1976 Eugène Ndjoku Eyobaba (b. 1924? - d. 2007)
27 May 1976 - 21 Jan 1978 Sakombi Inongo (b. 1940 - d. 2010)
21 Jan 1978 - 18 Jan 1980 Mandungu Bula Nyati (b. 1935 - d. 2000)
18 Jan 1980 - 27 Aug 1980 Mabolia Inengo Tra Buato
27 Aug 1980 - 10 Oct 1981 Kisombe Kiaku Muisi
10 Oct 1981 - 19 Mar 1983 Sakombi Ekope (b. 1929 - d. 1985)
19 Mar 1983 - 27 Dec 1985 Kabaidi wa Kabaidi
27 Dec 1985 - 18 Apr 1986 Tshimbombo Mukuna (b. 1946 - d. 2021)
24 Apr 1986 - 10 Feb 1987 Catherine Nzuzi wa Mbombo (f) (b. 1944)
10 Feb 1987 - 20 Jul 1988 Konde Vila Kikanda (b. 1939 - d. 2020)
20 Jul 1988 - 1990 Amela Lokima Bahati (1st time)
1990 Timothée Moleka Nzulama (b. 1955? - d. 2017)
1990 - 1992 Fundu Kota (b. 1943)
1992 Kibabu Madiata Nzau (b. 1936 - d. 2021)
1992 - Jan 1996 Bernardin Mungul Diaka (b. 1933 - d. 1999)
Jan 1996 - Feb 1996 Mujinga Swana
Feb 1996 - Aug 1996 ...
Aug 1996 - Apr 1997 Bernadette Nkoy Mafuta (f) (b. 1948)
Apr 1997 - 17 May 1997 Amela Lokima Bahati (2nd time)
17 May 1997 - Aug 1997 Gabriel Pandanzila Alompel (acting)
18 Aug 1997 - 19 Mar 2001 Théophile Mbemba Fundu
19 Mar 2001 - 26 Nov 2001 Christophe Muzungu (interim)
26 Nov 2001 - 5 Jun 2002 Loka ne Kongo
5 Jun 2002 - 26 May 2004 David Nku Imbie (b. 1952)
26 May 2004 - 15 Nov 2005 Jean Kimbunda (b. 1961)
15 Nov 2005 - 16 Oct 2006 Kimbembe Mazunga
16 Oct 2006 - 16 Mar 2007 Liwanga Mata Nyamunyobo
16 Mar 2007 - Mar 2019 André Kimbuta Yango (b. 1952)
Mar 2019 - 7 May 2019 Clément Bafiba (acting) (b. 1953)
7 May 2019 - Gentiny Ngobila Mbaka (b. 1963)
Kivu
1 Oct 1933 province of Costermansville/Costermansstad created in
Belgian Congo
27 May 1947 renamed Kivu
30 Jun 1960 autonomous province of the Congo republic
10 May 1962 administration taken over by the central government and
creation of the separate provinces of Maniema and Nord-Kivu
28 Dec 1966 province reunited
20 Jul 1988 divided into Maniema, Nord-Kivu, and Sud-Kivu
Commissioners
1933 - 1935 Georges Mortehan (b. 1883 - d. 1955)
1935 - 1941 Joseph Noirot
Governors
1941 - 1945 Joseph Noirot
1 Jul 1946 - 1951 Antoine Liesnard (b. 1898 - d. 1957)
1951 - 1956 Joseph-Paul Brasseur (b. 1899 - d. 1956)
1956 Robert Spitaels (b. 1910 - d. ...)
1956 - 1957 Georges Schmit (b. 1908 - d. ...)
1957 - 1959 Maurice Willaert (b. 1910 - d. 2003)
Presidents
11 Jun 1960 - 24 Dec 1960 Jean Miruho (1st time)
26 Jun 1960 - Jul 1960 Clément Walubali
(president of the secessionist province of Maniema)
2 Jan 1961 - 24 Feb 1961 Anicet Kashamura (b. 1928 - d. 2004)
1961 - ... Antoine Omari
(president of the secessionist State of Maniema,
sponsored by the State of Katanga)
24 Feb 1961 - 11 Aug 1961 Taris Adrien Omari (b. 1916)
18 Sep 1961 - 10 May 1962 Jean Miruho (2nd time)
Governors (1972-80, commissioners)
28 Dec 1966 - 3 Jan 1967 Denis Paluku (b. 1936 - d. 2014)
3 Jan 1967 - 9 Aug 1968 Léon Engulu (b. 1934 - d. 2023)
9 Aug 1968 - 5 Aug 1969 Henri-Désiré Takizala (b. 1936 - d. 2000)
5 Aug 1969 - 15 Jan 1970 Barthélemy Mukenge (b. 1925 - d. 2018)
15 Jan 1970 - 24 Feb 1972 Paul Nauwelaerts (b. 1936 - d. 2020)
24 Feb 1972 - 10 Dec 1976 Ndebo-a-Kanda-di-Ne Kenza
10 Dec 1976 - 21 Jan 1978 Matabisi Iyualeke Ilande
21 Jan 1978 - 18 Jan 1980 Mulenda Shamuange Muteba
18 Jan 1980 - 1986 Mwando Nsimba (b. 1936 - d. 2016)
1986 - 1988 Kilolo Musamba
Maniema
14 Aug 1962 creation of the Maniema province
25 Apr 1966 united with Kivu Central to form Sud-Kivu
20 Jul 1988 Maniema province recreated
Presidents (from 1965, governors)
12 Sep 1962 - 1962 Ignace Kanga
5 Nov 1962 - 19 Sep 1963 Hilaire Kisanga
1963 - 1964 ...
22 Jun 1964 - 21 Jul 1964 Joseph Tshomba-Fariala (1st time)
24 Jul 1964 - 5 Oct 1964 Charles Malembe (b. 1933)
(governed the territories of the old Kivu province
occupied by the forces of the People's Republic)
1964 - Jan 1966 Joseph Tshomba-Fariala (2nd time)
24 Jan 1966 - 25 Apr 1966 Pascal Luanghy (b. 1917 - d. 2015)
20 Jul 1988 - 19.. Tshala Muana
1991 - 1992 Kyembwa wa Lumona
1992 Joseph Bendera
1992 - 1997 Omari Lea Sisi (b. 1951 - d. 2016)
Mar 1997 - Jul 1997 Lokombe Kitete
18 Jul 1997 - 3 Oct 1998 Ramazani Shadari (1st time) (b. 1960)
Dec 1998 - 12 Apr 2000 Nestor Kiyimbi (in rebellion)
12 Apr 2000 - 2003 Gertrude Kitembo (f) (b. 1958)
(in rebellion)
*May 2002* Ramazani Shadari (2nd time) (s.a.)
2003 - 26 May 2004 Falay Selenge
26 May 2004 - 16 Mar 2007 Koloso Sumaili
16 Mar 2007 - Jun 2010 Didier Manara Linga (b. 1964)
Jun 2010 - 16 Dec 2017 Pascal Tutu Salumu (b. 1963)
16 Dec 2017 - 21 May 2019 Jérôme Bikenge Musimbi (acting) (b. 1962)
21 May 2019 - Nov 2020 Augustin Musafiri Myoma (1st time) (b. 1964)
Nov 2020 - 3 Feb 2021 Jean-Pierre Amadi Lubenga (acting) (b. 1970)
3 Feb 2021 - 31 May 2021 Augustin Musafiri Myoma (2nd time) (s.a.)
31 May 2021 - Afani Idrissa Mangala (acting)
Nord-Kivu
14 Aug 1962 creation of the province of Nord-Kivu
28 Dec 1966 part of restored Kivu province
20 Jul 1988 Nord-Kivu province recreated
Presidents (from 1965, governors)
11 Sep 1962 - 6 Jul 1965 Benezeth Moley (b. 1927)
6 Jul 1965 - 28 Dec 1966 Denis Paluku (b. 1936 - d. 2014)
20 Jul 1988 - 1990 Konde Vila Kikanda (b. 1939 - d. 2020)
12 Jun 1990 - 17 Jun 1990 Koyagialo Ngbase te Gerengbo (b. 1947 - d. 2014)
199. - 1991 Basembe Emina
1991 - Aug 1993 Kalumbo Mbogho
Aug 1993 - Nov 1996 Moto Mupenda (interim)
Oct 1996 - 31 Jul 2000 Léonard Kanyamuhanga (b. ... - d. 2000)
(in rebellion to 1997 and from Aug 1998)
23 Sep 1999 - ... Kaisazira Mbaki (in rebellion)
31 Jul 2000 - 24 Feb 2007 Eugène Serufuli Ngayabaseka (b. 1962)
(in rebellion to 16 May 2004)
24 Feb 2007 - 22 Feb 2019 Julien Paluku Kahongya (b. 1968)
22 Feb 2019 - 28 Jun 2019 Feller Lutaichirwa Mulwahale (b. 1966)
(acting)
28 Jun 2019 - 6 May 2021 Carly Nzanzu Kasivita (b. 1975)
6 May 2021 - Constant Ndima Kongba
Kivu Central
18 May 1963 creation of the province of Kivu Central out of the
remaining parts of Kivu province
25 Apr 1966 united with Maniema to form Sud-Kivu
Presidents (from 1965, governors)
16 Jul 1963 - Jul 1964 Simon Malago
Aug 1964 - 25 Apr 1966 Dieudonné Boji
Sud-Kivu
25 Apr 1966 formed by the union of Kivu Central and Maniema
28 Dec 1966 part of restored Kivu province
20 Jul 1988 Sud-Kivu province recreated
Governors
25 Apr 1966 - 28 Dec 1966 Dieudonné Boji
20 Jul 1988 - 1990 Ndala Kasala
1990 - Nov 1991 Dilingi Liwoke La Milengo
Dec 1991 - Oct 1996 Kyembwa wa Lumona
Oct 1996 - Jun 1997 Anatole Bishikwabo Chubaka
Jun 1997 - Oct 1998 Jean-Charles Magabe (b. ... - d. 1999)
Oct 1998 - 10 Jun 2002 Norbert Basengezi Katintima
(in rebellion)
*May 2002* Musamba Mondero
10 Jun 2002 - 26 Jan 2003 Patient Mwendanga
(in rebellion)
26 Jan 2003 - 26 May 2004 Xavier Ciribanya Cirimwami
(suspended from 7 Feb 2004)
(in rebellion)
*Oct 2003* Fumi Tambwe
7 Feb 2004 - 26 May 2004 Jean-Pierre Mazambi (interim)
26 May 2004 - 10 Nov 2005 Augustin Bulaimu
(suspended from 25 Apr 2005)
25 Apr 2005 - 10 Nov 2005 Alimasi Ndomba Pauni (interim)
10 Nov 2005 - 24 Feb 2007 Déogratias Buhamba Hamba (b. 1952 - d. 2018)
24 Feb 2007 - 21 Mar 2008 Célestin Cibalonza Byaterana (b. 1964)
Nov 2007 - 21 Mar 2008 Bernard Watunakanza (acting)
21 Mar 2008 - 19 Apr 2010 Louis Léonce Muderhwa (b. 1963)
19 Apr 2010 - 12 Jul 2010 Jean-Claude Kibala (acting) (b. 1965)
12 Jul 2010 - Jul 2017 Marcellin Cishambo (b. 1956)
Jul 2017 - Oct 2017 Gabriel Kalonda Mbulu (acting) (b. 1963)
Oct 2017 - Mar 2019 Claude Nyamugabo Bazibuhe (b. 1972)
Mar 2019 - 9 May 2019 Adolphe Bizimungu Doly (acting)
9 May 2019 - Dec 2021 Théo Ngwabidje Kasi (1st time) (b. 1971)
Dec 2021 - 27 Jan 2022 Théophile Kiluwe Migo (acting)
27 Jan 2022 - 21 Feb 2022 Alain Shamavu Lukwebo (acting)
21 Feb 2022 - 24 Feb 2023 Théo Ngwabidje Kasi (2nd time) (s.a.)
24 Feb 2023 - 22 Mar 2023 Marc Malago Kashekere (acting)
22 Mar 2023 - Théo Ngwabidje Kasi (3rd time) (s.a.)
Orientale
3 Nov 1913 Orientale/Oost province created in Belgian Congo
1933 Stanleyville/Stanleystad province created in reorganization
27 May 1947 renamed Orientale/Oost
30 Jun 1960 autonomous province of the Congo republic
27 Jul 1962 administration taken over by the central government and
separation of the new provinces of Kibali-Ituri and Uélé
27 Mar 1963 the remaining part of the Orientale province is reorganized
as the new province of Haut-Congo
1964 Orientale province is reconstituted de jure by the
rebel government of the People's Republic of Congo
28 Dec 1966 reunification of Orientale province
27 Oct 1971 renamed Haut-Zaïre
1997 renamed Haut-Congo, then Orientale
11 Jul 2015 split into provinces of Bas-Uélé, Haut-Uélé, Ituri, and Tshopo
Deputy governors-general
7 Nov 1913 - 5 Aug 1917 Justin Malfeyt (b. 1862 - d. 1924)
15 Aug 1917 - 1925 Adolphe De Meulemeester (b. 1870 - d. 1944)
Governors and deputy governors-general
1925 - 26 Sep 1926 Adolphe De Meulemeester (s.a.)
9 Oct 1926 - 30 Sep 1933 Alfred Alphonse Moeller (b. 1889 - d. 1971)
Commissioners
1 Oct 1933 - 18 Nov 1940 Rodolphe Dufour
18 Nov 1940 - 1941 Marcel Maquet (b. 1891 - d. 1964)
Governors
1941 - 10 Mar 1943 Marcel Maquet (s.a.)
10 Mar 1943 - 15 May 1945 Alexis Bertrand (b. 1870 - d. 1946)
1 Jun 1946 - 29 Jun 1950 Ernest Bock (1st time) (b. 1894 - d. 1952)
1 Oct 1950 - 8 Oct 1951 Joseph-Paul Brasseur (b. 1899 - d. 1956)
8 Oct 1951 - 10 Dec 1952 Ernest Bock (2nd time) (s.a.)
13 Mar 1953 - 13 Mar 1954 Luc Breuls de Tiecken (b. 1900 - d. ...)
30 Mar 1954 - 1 Jul 1958 André Schöller (b. 1908 - d. 19...)
22 Dec 1958 - 11 Jun 1960 Pierre Leroy (b. 1909 - d. 1985)
Presidents
11 Jun 1960 - 11 Oct 1960 Jean-Pierre Finant (b. ... - d. 1961)
1960 - Dec 1960 Charles Badjoko
9 Dec 1960 - 25 Oct 1961 Jean Foster Manzikala
25 Oct 1961 - 27 Jul 1962 Simon Losala
Extraordinary commissioner
20 Aug 1962 - Mar 1963 Joseph Ekombe
Head of the Revolutionary Government
Aug 1964 - 23 Aug 1964 Alphonse Kinga
Head of the Executive Council
1 Sep 1964 - Nov 1964 François Sabiti
Governors (1972-80, commissioners)
28 Dec 1966 - 3 Jan 1967 Jean Foster Manzikala
3 Jan 1967 - 17 Jul 1967 Vital Faustin Moanda (b. 1923 - d. ...)
30 Aug 1967 - 9 Aug 1968 Michel Denge
9 Aug 1968 - 19 Oct 1968 Jonas Mukamba (b. 1931)
19 Oct 1968 - 5 Aug 1969 Anaclet Kaniki
5 Aug 1969 - 8 Dec 1970 Édouard Bulundwe (b. 1932)
23 Dec 1970 - 24 Feb 1972 Bernard Ndebo
24 Feb 1972 - 17 Sep 1972 Geyoro Te Kule (b. 1936 - d. 2020)
17 Sep 1972 - 10 Feb 1976 Assumani Busanya Lukili
10 Feb 1976 - 21 Jan 1978 Konde Vila Kikanda (b. 1939 - d. 2020)
21 Jan 1978 - 18 Jan 1980 Mabolia Inongo Tra Buato
18 Jan 1980 - 27 Aug 1980 Tshiala Mwana Tshingombe
27 Aug 1980 - 10 Oct 1981 Mbenza Tubi
10 Oct 1981 - 23 Jan 1982 Ntikala Ibole Moludiki
23 Jan 1982 - 1 Jan 1985 Sukadi Bulayi
1 Jan 1985 - 20 Jul 1988 Salumu Amisi
20 Jul 1988 - 11 Jan 1990 Sampasa Kaweta Milombe (b. 1944 - d. 2006)
11 Jan 1990 - Mar 1991 Guillaume Samba Kaputo (b. 1946 - d. 2007)
3 Mar 1991 - 14 Mar 1997 Lombeya Bosongo
23 Mar 1997 - 23 Aug 1998 Jean Yagi Sitolo
26 Sep 1998 - 6 Dec 1998 Luthia Jean Bene Kabala
23 Dec 1998 - 20 Jul 2000 Théo Baruti (1st time)
(in rebellion)
20 Jul 2000 - 20 Apr 2001 Justin Yogba (in rebellion)
20 Apr 2001 - 16 May 2004 Jean-Pierre Bilusa
(in rebellion)
*May 2002* Noël Obotela Rashidi
26 May 2004 - 15 Nov 2005 Théo Baruti (2nd time)
15 Nov 2005 - 24 Feb 2007 Jean-Pierre Lola Kisanga (b. 1969 - d. 2020)
24 Feb 2007 - 5 Mar 2012 Médard Autsai Asenga (b. 1942)
5 Mar 2012 - 5 Feb 2013 Ismaël Arama Ndiama (acting)
5 Feb 2013 - 29 Oct 2015 Jean Bamanisa (b. 1964)
Kibali-Ituri
14 Aug 1962 province of Kibali-Ituri separated from Orientale province
28 Dec 1966 part of restored Orientale province
President (from 1965, governor)
Sep 1962 - 28 Dec 1966 Jean Foster Manzikala
Uélé
14 Aug 1962 province of Uélé separated from Orientale province
28 Dec 1966 part of restored Orientale province
Presidents (from 1965, governors)
11 Sep 1962 - May 1965 Paul Mambaya
6 Jul 1965 - 28 Dec 1966 François Kupa
Haut-Congo
27 Mar 1963 after the formation of the Kibali-Ituri and Uélé provinces
the remaining part of Orientale province is reorganized as
the new Haut-Congo province
Sep 1964 - Nov 1964 under control of People's Republic (Stanleyville) government,
which abolishes the province
5 Nov 1966 administration taken over by the central government
28 Dec 1966 part of restored Orientale province
Extraordinary commissioner
Mar 1963 - 8 Sep 1963 Marcel Tshishiku
Presidents
Jun 1963 - 26 Jun 1963 Georges Grenfell (b. 1908 - d. ...)
26 Jun 1963 - 1964 Paul Isombuma
1964 - 5 Aug 1964 François Aradjabu
Extraordinary commissioner-general for the former province of Haut-Congo
16 Sep 1964 - Nov 1964 Alphonse Abikwa
President (from 1965, governors)
Nov 1964 - 5 Nov 1966 Ignace Michel Alamazani
5 Nov 1966 - 28 Dec 1966 Pierre Efomi
Bas-Uélé
Special commissioner
29 Oct 2015 - 18 Apr 2016 Antony Yenga
Governors
18 Apr 2016 - 14 May 2019 Armand Kasumbu Mbaya Borrey (b. 1964)
14 May 2019 - 4 Aug 2021 Valentin Senga Paysayo (b. 1964)
4 Aug 2021 - Ruth Baduli Gbangosa (f) (acting)
Haut-Uélé
Special commissioner
29 Oct 2015 - 18 Apr 2016 Célestin Bondomiso
Governors
18 Apr 2016 - 8 May 2019 Jean-Pierre Lola Kisanga (b. 1969 - d. 2020)
8 May 2019 - Christophe Baseane Nangaa (b. 1972)
Ituri
Special commissioner; from 18 Apr 2016, governors
29 Oct 2015 - 19 Dec 2018 Jefferson Abdallah Pene Mbaka (b. 1971)
19 Dec 2018 - 21 May 2019 Pacifique Keta Upar (acting) (b. 1967)
21 May 2019 - 6 May 2021 Jean Bamanisa (b. 1964)
6 May 2021 - Johnny Luboya Nkashama
Tshopo
Special commissioner; from 18 Apr 2016, governors
29 Oct 2015 - 9 Aug 2017 Jean Ilongo Tokole (b. 1968)
9 Aug 2017 - 9 Oct 2017 Maurice Abibu Sakapela (1st time) (b. 1966)
(acting)
9 Oct 2017 - 23 May 2019 Constant Lomata Kongoli (b. 1966)
23 May 2019 - 22 Apr 2021 Louis-Marie Walle Lufungula (b. 1964)
22 Apr 2021 - 15 Aug 2022 Maurice Abibu Sakapela (2nd time) (s.a.)
(acting)
22 Aug 2022 - Madeleine Nikomba Sabangu (f) (b. 1983)