Uélé Province
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Uélé Province is a former province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was formed in 1963 from part of Orientale Province. In 1966 it was merged back into the reconstituted Orientale Province. It roughly corresponds to the modern provinces of Bas-Uélé and Haut-Uélé.
Region
The province took its name from the
Uélé River
.
The Uélé region was once home to assimilating kingdoms (not Bantu), which however left only a scattered settlements.
Bas-Uélé is the domain of the Zande people, and Haut-Uélé the domain of the Mangbetu people.[1]
In recent times, Haut-Uélé has been exploited for gold mining.[2]
Administration
The heads of Uélé Province were:[3]
| Start | End | Officeholder | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 September 1962 | May 1965 | Paul Mambaya | President |
| 6 July 1965 | 28 December 1966 | François Kupa | Governor |
Notes
- ^ Bruneau 2009, p. 19.
- ^ Bruneau 2009, p. fn7.
- ^ "Congo (Kinshasa) Provinces", Rulers.org, retrieved 2020-08-05
Sources
- Bruneau, Jean-Claude (30 June 2009), "Les nouvelles provinces de la République Démocratique du Congo : construction territoriale et ethnicités", L'Espace Politique, 7 (2009–1), , retrieved 2020-08-08