1962 in the Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville)
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The following lists events that happened during 1962 in the Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville).
Incumbent
[edit]Events
[edit]| Date | Event |
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| January | André Lubaya becomes president of Kasaï Province.[1] |
| April | Revolutionary Government of Angola in Exile based in Léopoldville is founded by Holden Roberto of the National Liberation Front of Angola |
| 10 May | Kivu Province is broken into the provinces of Maniema, North Kivu and South Kivu.[1] |
| 9 June | Barthélemy Mukenge becomes president of Kasaï Province.[1] |
| 2 July | Diocese of Mahagi established from the Diocese of Bunia |
| 14 August | Équateur province is split into the provinces of Cuvette Centrale, Ubangi, and a centrally administered portion that became Moyen-Congo Province on 5 February 1963. |
| 14 August | Province of Congo Central is formed from part of Léopoldville Province.[1] |
| 14 August | Kasaï Province is divided into five new provinces: Lomami, Luluabourg, Sankuru, Sud-Kasaï and Unité Kasaïenne. |
| 12 September | Samy Badibanga, future prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is born in Léopoldville. |
| 15 September | Laurent Eketebi becomes de facto President of what will become Moyen-Congo Province.[1] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]Sources
[edit]- Congo Protestant Council (1959), Zaire Church News, p. 21, retrieved 19 August 2018
- "Congo (Kinshasa) Provinces", Rulers.org, retrieved 2020-08-05
