Kwilu Province
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| Country |  Democratic Republic of the Congo |
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| Capital | Kikwit | ||||
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| National language | Kikongo | ||||
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1,144,415 [1] (est. ) /km² |
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| Demonym | none | ||||
| Official Website | [ Province de Kwilu] | ||||
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Kwilu Province is one of three provinces which have been restored from Bandundu Province. It existed from 1962-1966, but in 1964 the administration was taken over by the central government due to a rebellion in southwestern Congo; rebel administration in most of Kwilu province from Jan 1964; reconquest by the legal government in Jun 1965. The provincial government was restored on January 18, 1966, but the province was merged together with Kwango Province and Mai-Ndombe Province to create Bandundu province.
It has been restored as a province by the 2006 Constitution, which has taken effect on 18 February 2009. The capital of Kwilu Province is the city of Kikwit.
[edit] Heads of the provincial government from 1962-1966
President
- 8 Sep 1962 - 18 Jan 1964 Norbert Leta
- Jan 1964 - Nov 1964 Pierre Mulele (b. 1929 - d. 1968)
- (commander-in-chief and Head of the General Direction)
Governor
- 18 Jan 1966 - 25 Apr 1966 Henri-Désiré Takizala
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[edit] Territories
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