List of Governors of Kinshasa
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The city of Kinshasa
has had a different status under each of the different regimes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
. Kinshasa was alternatively a commune, a city, a region, and a city-province hybrid. Consequently, the political leaders of the city have born different titles between 1960 and this day.
Regional President of the MPR
Kinshasa
Kinshasa is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The city is located on the Congo River....
has had a different status under each of the different regimes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
. Kinshasa was alternatively a commune, a city, a region, and a city-province hybrid. Consequently, the political leaders of the city have born different titles between 1960 and this day.
Bourgmestre of Léopoldville
- Joseph Kulumba (beginning 1960)
- Daniel Kanza (1960 - 1963)
- Zoao Boniface (1963 - 1965)
Governor of the Kinshasa region (1969 - 1980)
- Jean Foster Manzikala
- Ndjoku E'Yobaba
- Sakombi Inongo
- Mandungu Mbula Nyati
- Mabolia Inengo Tra Buato
Regional President of the MPRPopular Movement of the RevolutionThe Popular Movement of the Revolution was a Zairian political party established on May 20, 1967 by then-President Joseph-Désiré Mobutu .-Ideology:...
for the Kinshasa Region
- Kisombe Kiaku Mwisi (1980 - 1981)
- Sakombi Ekope (1981 - 1983)
- Kabaydi wa Kabaydi (1983 - 1985)
- Tshimbombo Mukunda (1985 - 1986)
- Catherine Nzuzi wa Mbombo (1986)
- Konde Vila Kikanda (1987 - 1989)
- General Gabriel Amela Lokima Bahati (1989 - 1990)
- Moleka Nzulama (1990)
Governor of Kinshasa
- Fundu Kota (1991 - 1992)
- Kibabu Madiata Nzau (1992)
- Bernardin Mungul DiakaBernardin Mungul DiakaBernardin Mungul Diaka was the Prime Minister of Zaire from 1 November 1991 to 25 November 1991. He was appointed by Mobutu Sese Seko and considered a moderate. He was also a governor of Kinshasa from 1992 to 1996.-References:...
(1992 - 1996) - Mujinga Swana (January - February 1996)
- Nkoy Mafuta (August 1996 - May 1997)
- General Gabriel Amela Lokima Bahati (April - May 1997)
- Théophile Mbemba FunduThéophile Mbemba FunduProfessor Théophile Mbemba Fundu was the Interior Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo from 2001 until 2006. He was governor of Kinshasa from 1997 until 2001.-References:...
(1997 - 2001) - Christophe Muzungu (May 2001 - November 26, 2001)
- Loka Ne Kongo (November 26, 2001 - June 5, 2002)
- David Nku Imbié (June 2002 - May 16, 2004)
- Jean Kimbunda (May 16, 2004 - November 15, 2005)
- Kimbembe MazungaKimbembe MazungaJean Kimbembe Mazunga is a civil engineer in mechanics, and has been working at "Office des routes" since 1986; he was the governor of the city-province of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, from November 15, 2005 to October 16, 2006...
(November 15, 2005 - October 16 2006) - Admiral Baudoin LiwangaBaudoin LiwangaAdm. Baudouin Liwanga Mata Nyamunyobo is the former governor of Kinshasa.-References:...
(October 16, 2006 - March 16, 2007) - André KimbutaAndré KimbutaAndré Kimbuta Yango is a Congolese politician and currently Governor of Kinshasa.-The Boteti affair:...
(March 16, 2007 — )
External links
- http://rulers.org/cngkprov.html Congo (Kinshasa) provinces], List of provincial leaders