This List of governors of Léopoldville / Bandundu includes governors of the Léopoldville Province of the Belgian Congo and its successor Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville), which was divided in 1963–1966 into the provinces of Kwilu, Kwango, and Mai-Ndombe, and governors of the Bandundu Province in the period from when it was formed in 1966 by merging these three provinces and when it was broken up into the former regions in 2015.
Léopoldville Province (1932–1963)
The governors or equivalent of Léopoldville Province were:
| Start | End | Officeholder | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | 1941 | Albert-Émile de Beauffort | Commissioner |
| 1941 | 1943 | Albert-Émile de Beauffort | Governor |
| 1943 | 1945 | Marcel Maquet (1891–1964) | Governor |
| 1946 | 1950 | Léon Morel | Governor |
| 1950 | 1953 | Lucien Lardinois (1898–1956) | Governor |
| 1953 | 1955 | Pierre Nauwelaert (1903–1969) | Governor |
| 1955 | 1959 | Julien Babilon (1904–1959) | Governor |
| 1959 | 10 May 1960 | Jean-Baptiste Bomans | Governor |
| 10 May 1960 | 29 June 1960 | Alain Stenmans (b. 1923) | Governor |
| 11 June 1960 | 29 June 1960 | Gaston Diomi (b. 1922) | President of secessionist Congo province |
| 18 June 1960 | 12 February 1962 | Cléophas Kamitatu (1931–2008) | President |
| 20 June 1960 | 1960 | Gaston Midu | President of secessionist Nord-Kwilu province |
| 12 February 1962 | 14 August 1962 | Gaston Diomi | President |
Successors (1963–1966)
Bandundu Province (1966–2015)
The governors or equivalent of Bandundu Province were:
| Start | End | Officeholder | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 April 1966 | 3 January 1967 | Henri-Désiré Takizala (1936–2000) | Governor |
| 3 Jan 1967 | 30 August 1967 | François Luakabwanga | Governor |
| 30 August 1967 | 9 August 1968 | François Kupa | Governor |
| 9 August 1968 | 6 March 1969 | Paul Muhona | Governor |
| 12 March 1969 | 23 December 1970 | Dieudonné Boji | Governor |
| 23 December 1970 | 15 July 1972 | Anaclet Kaniki | Commissioner |
| 15 July 1972 | 10 January 1975 | Mulenda Shamwange | Commissioner |
| 10 Jan 1975 | 21 January 1978 | Kabangu Lunyanya | Commissioner |
| 21 Jan 1978 | 18 January 1980 | Makolo Jibikilayi | Commissioner |
| 18 Jan 1980 | 27 August 1980 | Alemo Logwala | Commissioner |
| 27 August 1980 | 10 October 1981 | Malumba Mbangula | Governor |
| 10 October 1981 | 1 January 1985 | Konde Vila Kikanda | Governor |
| 1 Jan 1985 | 1986 | Sambia Gere Danu | Governor |
| 1986 | Mananga Dintoko Pholo | Governor | |
| 20 July 1988 | 1990 | Guillaume Samba Kaputo (1946–2007) | Governor |
| *1992 | 1994* | Payanzo Ntsomo | Governor |
| 1997 | 26 November 2001 | Marc Katshunga | Governor |
| 26 November 2001 | 2003 | Kidinda Shandungo | Governor |
| October 2003 | Oscar Bala | Governor | |
| 26 May 2004 | 10 December 2005 | Sabin Sadiboko | Governor |
| 10 December 2005 | 13 January 2006 | Guy Kunza | Governor |
| 13 Jan 2006 | 16 October 2006 | Gérard Gifuza | Governor |
| 16 October 2006 | 16 March 2007 | Édouard Wenzi wa Kuyula | Governor |
| 16 March 2007 | 22 May 2012 | Richard Ndambu Wolang (b. 1952) | Governor |
| 22 May 2012 | 29 October 2015 | Jean Kamisendu Kutuka (b. 1955) | Governor |
See also
References
- ^ "Congo (Kinshasa) Provinces", Rulers.org, retrieved 2020-08-05