Lulua Province (former)

Luluabourg Province was created in 1962 from Kasai province. It was named after its main city, Luluabourg, which is now known as Kananga. It was incorporated into Kasai-Occidental Province in 1966 under the Mobutu regime. Presidents (from 1965, governors) of Luluabourg province were

September 1962 – September 1963, François Luakabwanga (1st time)
September 1963 – 25 September 1964, André Lubaya (d. 1968)
25 September 1964 – December 1965, François Luakabwanga (2nd time)
January 1966 – 18 April 1966, Constantin Tshilumba
18 April 1966 – 25 April 1966, François Luakabwanga (3rd time)

Provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Current provinces	Bas-Uele Équateur Haut-Katanga Haut-Lomami Haut-Uele Ituri Kasaï Kasai-Central Kasai-oriental Kinshasa Kongo central Kwango Kwilu Lomami Lualaba Mai-Ndombe Maniema Mongala North Kivu Nord-Ubangi Sankuru South Kivu Sud-Ubangi Tanganyika Tshopo Tshuapa

1966-2015	Bandundu Bas-Congo Équateur Kasaï-Occidental Kasaï-Oriental Katanga Kinshasa Maniema North Kivu Orientale South Kivu

1962-1966	Cuvette-Centrale Ubangi Moyen-Congo Lomami Luluabourg Sankuru Sud-Kasaï Unité Kasaïenne Lualaba Katanga Oriental Nord-Katanga Kongo Central Kwango Kwilu Mai-Ndombe Maniema Kivu Central Nord-Kivu Kibali-Ituri Uele Haut-Congo

See also Proposed provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Lulua Province (former)

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