Nord-Katanga

Tanganyika Province

Tanganyika Province

Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

For the British colony, see Tanganyika (territory). For the sovereign state that existed from 1961 until 1964, see Tanganyika (1961–1964). For the former district, see Tanganika District.

Tanganyika (Jimbo la Tanganyika, in Swahili) is one of the 21 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. Tanganyika, Haut-Katanga, Haut-Lomami and Lualaba provinces are the result of the splitting up of the former Katanga province.[1] Tanganyika was formed from the Tanganyika district whose town of Kalemie was elevated to capital city of the new province.

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The new province's territory corresponds to the historic Nord-Katanga province that existed in the early period of post-colonial Democratic Republic of the Congo between 1962 and 1966.

History

See also: History of Katanga

Tanganyika province was the scene of a rebellion by the Luba-Katanga people against the independent state of Katanga. In 1961, it was reconquered by the Katanga state, only to be taken back by the Kinshasa government later that year. From July 11, 1962, to December 28, 1966, this area was known as the province of Nord-Katanga, but the administration of the province was taken over in 1966 by the central government, and it was finally merged into the restored Katanga Province by the Mobutu government, where it was administered as the Tanganyika district. In 2015, Tanganyika was restored to full provincial status.

In July 2006, during the Second Congo War, Katanga province was divided by fighting between the Rally for Congolese Democracy – Goma (RCD-G) faction, supported by Rwanda, and the ex-government faction, supported by local Mai Mai troops.[2] While the RCD-G and some Mai Mai militia have been subsumed into the Congolese army (FARDC), many Mai Mai elements remain outside of government control. According to UN forces (MONUC) in Kalemie, an estimated 5,000–6,000 Mai Mai militia were still active in the Tanganyika region and have strongholds around Nyunzu-Kabalo-Kongolo and the so-called "death triangle" of Manono-Mitwaba-Pweto. MONUC officials said at the time that the majority of these Mai Mai form small, unstructured units with no chain of command and have largely devolved into common bandits.

Administration

The capital of Tanganyika is Kalemie.[3] Territories are:

Governors

Governor Julie Ngungwa and UN Special Representative Bintou Keita in Kelamie prior to MONUSCO's withdrawal in 2022

Presidents (from 1965, governors) of the former province were:

  • 20 Oct 1960 – Mar 1961 Prosper Mwamba-Ilunga (1st time)
  • 11 Sep 1962 – 27 Sep 1963 Prosper Mwamba-Ilunga (2nd time)
  • 27 Sep 1963 – 15 Mar 1964 Jason Sendwe (1st time) (b. 1917 – d. 1964)
  • 15 Mar 1964 – 21 Apr 1964 Fortunat Kabange Numbi (b. 1934 – d. 1964)
  • 21 Apr 1964 – 18 Jun 1964 Jason Sendwe (2nd time) (s.a.)
  • 22 Jun 1964 – Jul 1964 Ildephonse Masengo (b. c.1935 – d. 1969)
    • (head of a provisional government for the whole Katanga province, in fact the territories occupied by the forces of the People's Republic)
  • 22 Jul 1965 – 5 Nov 1966 Henri Ndala Kambola
    • (administrator since Aug 1964?)
  • 2019 - 2021 Zoé Kabila (brother of ex-president Joseph Kabila)
  • 2022 - Julie Ngungwa Mwayuma[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Le Katanga officiellement démembré en quatre nouvelles provinces". Radio Okapi (in French). 16 July 2015. Archived from the original on 19 July 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  2. [2]
    U.S. Embassy Kinshasa, 06KINSHASA1080 North Katanga: The Weakest Security Link In The Volatile East?, 6 July 2006
  3. [3]
    "Provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo". Statiods.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-05. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
  4. [4]
    Kabwe, James (21 June 2022). "Tanganyika : Après la Remise et Reprise, Julie Ngungwa Mwayuma Entre en Fonction Officiellement". Fox (in French). Archived from the original on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
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