This list of governors of Kasaï Oriental Province includes governors of the former Kasaï-Oriental Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, created in 1966 by merging Lomami, Sankuru and Sud-Kasaï provinces, which had been split from the former Kasaï province. It also contains lists of governors of the three predecessor provinces.
Kasaï Oriental was split in 2015 into the new, smaller Kasaï-Oriental, Lomami and Sankuru provinces.
Predecessor provinces (1962–1966)
The governors (or equivalent) of the provinces that were combined to form Kasaï Oriental Province were:
Lomami
Start End Officeholder Title 15 September 1962 April 1966 Dominique Manono President, from 1965, governor 18 Apr 1966 25 April 1966 Jean Marie Kikalanga Governor
Sankuru
Start End Officeholder Title 14 September 1962 December 1963 André Diumasumbu President 1 January 1963 April 1963 Athanase Ndjadi President (in rebellion) 27 December 1963 June 1965 Paul Marcel Sumbu President 1 June 1965 27 January 1966 Benoît Wetshindjadi Governor 18 April 1966 25 April 1966 Étienne Kihuyu Governor
Sud-Kasaï
Start End Officeholder Title 9 August 1960 12 April 1961 Albert Kalonji (1929–2015) President 12 April 1961 14 July 1961 Albert I Kalonji King August 1962 October 1962 Sébastien Ikolo Special commissioner 12 October 1962 July 1965 Joseph Ngalula (b. 1928) President August 1965 25 April 1966 Jonas Mukamba (b. 1931) Governor
Governors of Kasaï Oriental
The governors of Kasaï Oriental were: Start End Officeholder Title25 April 1966 3 January 1967 Jonas Mukamba Governor 3 January 1967 9 August 1968 (1936–2000) Governor 9 August 1968 23 December 1970 Bernard Ndebo Governor23 December 1970 9 Jul 1971 André William Ntikala Governor 9 Jul 1971 24 February 1972 Derikoye Tite Avungara Governor24 February 1972 15 Jul 1972 Boji Ntole Governor15 Jul 1972 19 March 1974 Mozagba Ngbuka Commissioner19 March 1974 10 February 1976 Matabisi Iyualeke Ilande Commissioner10 February 1976 21 January 1978 Kyalwe Mihambo Commissioner21 January 1978 18 January 1980 Kamakanda N'koma Commissioner18 January 1980 10 October 1981 Efambe Ey'Olanga Governor10 October 1981 19 March 1983 Zamundu Agenong'Ka Governor19 March 1983 1 January 1985 Duga Kugbe Toro (d. 2010) Governor 1 January 1985 10 March 1985 Konde Vila Kikanda Governor10 March 1985 26 April 1986 Mananga Dintoko Pholo Governor26 April 1986 1987 Mpambia Musanga Bekaja (b. 1935) Governor Bangala Basila (b. 1943) Governor Bashala Kantu wa Milandu Governor 1989 1992 Elias Kakule Mbahingana (1947–2011) Governor Dikonda wa Lumanyisha Governor April 1997 November 1997 Mbuyi Mulomba Governor 27 November 1997 January 1999 Omer Kamba Governor Mbala Muana Governor15 March 1999 1999 Jean-Charles Okoto (b. 1955) Governor March 2001 Paul Kabongo Governor March 2001 26 November 2001 26 November 2001 26 May 2004 Jean-Marie Mbala Governor26 May 2004 16 March 2007 (b. 1963) Governor16 March 2007 29 October 2015 Alphonse Ngoyi Kasanji (b. 1963) Governor29 October 2015 8 May 2019 Alphonse Ngoyi Kasanji Special commissioner, then governor from April 2016 8 May 2019 Jean Maweja Muteba (b. 1958) Governor
See also
List of governors of Kasaï (former province) Lists of provincial governors of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
References