List of governors of Kivu
Belgian Congo provinces in 1933 after Costermansville (Kivu) and Stanleyville (Orientale) had been separated
North and South Kivu
Maniemi
This list of governors of Kivu includes governors or equivalent officer holders of the province in the Belgian Congo created as Costermansville Province in 1933 from part of the old Orientale Province. The province was renamed Kivu Province in 1947. It was broken into the provinces of Maniema, North Kivu and South Kivu from 10 May 1962 to 28 December 1966, then reunited. In 1988 it was again broken up into the provinces of Maniema, North Kivu and South Kivu.[1]
First period (1933–1962)[]
The province was named Costermansville Province from 1933 to 1947, then Kivu Province The governors or equivalent officer holders were:[1]
| Start | End | Officeholder | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | 1935 | Georges Mortehan (1883–1955) | Commissioner of Costermansville |
| 1935 | 1941 | Commissioner of Costermansville | |
| 1941 | 1945 | Governor of Costermansville | |
| 1 July 1946 | 1951 | (1898–1957) | Governor |
| 1951 | 1956 | (1899–1956) | Governor |
| 1956 | (b. 1910) | Governor | |
| 1956 | 1957 | (b. 1908) | Governor |
| 1957 | 1959 | (1910–2003) | Governor |
| 11 June 1960 | 24 December 1960 | Jean Miruho | President (1st time) |
| 26 June 1960 | July 1960 | President of the secessionist province of Maniema) | |
| 2 January 1961 | 24 February 1961 | Anicet Kashamura (b. 1928) | President |
| 1961 | President of the secessionist State of Maniema) | ||
| 24 February 1961 | 11 August 1961 | (b. 1916) | President |
| 18 September 1961 | 10 May 1962 | Jean Miruho | President (2nd time) |
Successor provinces (1962–1966)[]
Second period (1966–1988)[]
The governors or equivalent officer holders were:[1]
| Start | End | Officeholder | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 December 1966 | 3 January 1967 | (1936–2014) | Governor |
| 3 January 1967 | 9 August 1968 | Léon Engulu | Governor |
| 9 August 1968 | 5 August 1969 | (1936–2000) | Governor |
| 5 August 1969 | 15 January 1970 | Barthélemy Mukenge (1925–2018) | Governor |
| 15 January 1970 | 24 February 1972 | Governor | |
| 24 February 1972 | 10 December 1976 | Commissioner | |
| 10 December 1976 | 21 January 1978 | Commissioner | |
| 21 January 1978 | 18 January 1980 | Commissioner | |
| 18 January 1980 | 1986 | (1936–2016) | Governor |
| 1986 | 1988 | Governor |
See also[]
- List of governors of Orientale Province
- Lists of provincial governors of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
References[]
- ^ a b c "Congo (Kinshasa) Provinces", Rulers.org, retrieved 2020-08-05
Categories:
- Governors of provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Governors of provinces of the Belgian Congo
- Governors of Kivu Province