Haut-Congo Province
Former province in Republic of the Congo
Haut-Congo Province
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Former province
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Coordinates: 0°31′N 25°12′E / 0.517°N 25.200°E / 0.517; 25.200 | |
Country | Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) |
Haut-Congo Province was a province of the Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) , now the Democratic Republic of the Congo . It was formed in April 1962 from part of the Orientale Province . In 1966 it was merged back into the reconstituted Orientale Province.
Location
"Haut Congo" means "Upper Congo", and refers to the province's location on the upper reaches of the Congo River .
History
Haut-Congo Province was formed on 27 April 1962 from part of the Orientale Province , the other parts becoming Ituri Province (later Kibali Ituri) and Uele Province . [1] On 28 December 1966 the Orientale Province was reconstituted. [2]
Presidents and governors
The heads of Haut-Congo Province were: [2]
Start | End | Officeholder | Title |
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March 1963 | 8 September 1963 | Marcel Tshishiku | Extraordinary commissioner |
June 1963 | 26 June 1963 | Georges Grenfell (b. 1908) | President |
26 June 1963 | 1964 | Paul Isombuma | President |
1964 | 5 August 1964 | François Aradjabu | Extraordinary commissioner-general for the former province of Haut-Congo |
16 September 1964 | November 1964 | Alphonse Abikwa | President |
November 1964 | 5 November 1966 | Ignace Michel Alamazani | President (from 1965, governor) |
5 November 1966 | 28 December 1966 | Pierre Efomi | Governor |
References
- ↑ Kisangani & Bobb 2009 , p. 558.
- 1 2 Congo (Kinshasa) Provinces .
Sources
- "Congo (Kinshasa) Provinces" , Rulers.org , retrieved 2020-08-05
- 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