List of governors of South Kivu

This list of governors of South Kivu includes governors or equivalent officerholders of the South Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, created in 1989 when the former Kivu Province was divided into South Kivu, North Kivu and Maniema. It also includes a list of governors of the earlier province named Kivu Central, then Sud-Kivu, between 1963 and 1966.

South Kivu

Kivu Central (1963–1966)

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The province of Kivu Central (the present South Kivu) was created on 18 May 1963 out of part of the former Kivu province. The province of Sud-Kivu was formed on 25 April 1966 when the provinces of Kivu Central and Maniema were united. On 28 December 1966 Sud-Kivu became part of the restored Kivu province.

Province Start End Officeholder Title
Kivu Central 16 July 1963 July 1964 Simon Malago President
Kivu Central August 1964 25 April 1966 Dieudonné Boji President, then from 1965 governor
Sud-Kivu 25 April 1966 28 December 1966 Dieudonné Boji Governor

Second period (1988 – present)

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The governors were:[1]

Start End Officeholder Notes
20 July 1988 1990 Ndala Kasala
1990 November 1991 Dilingi Liwoke La Milengo
December 1991 October 1996 Kyembwa wa Lumona
October 1996 June 1997 Anatole Bishikwabo Chubaka
June 1997 October 1998 Jean-Charles Magabe (d. 1999)
October 1998 10 June 2002 Norbert Basengezi Katintima in rebellion
May 2002 Musamba Mondero
10 June 2002 26 January 2003 Patient Mwendanga in rebellion
26 January 2003 26 May 2004 Xavier Ciribanya Cirimwami suspended from 7 Feb 2004, in rebellion
October 2003 Fumi Tambwe
7 February 2004 26 May 2004 Jean-Pierre Mazambi interim
26 May 2004 10 November 2005 Augustin Bulaimu suspended from 25 Apr 2005
25 April 2005 10 November 2005 Alimasi Ndomba Pauni interim
10 November 2005 24 February 2007 Bu Amba Amba Déogracias
24 February 2007 21 March 2008 Célestin Cibalonza Byaterana (b. 1964)
November 2007 21 March 2008 Bernard Watunakanza acting
21 Mar 2008 19 April 2010 Louis Léonce Muderhwa (1963–2023)
19 April 2010 12 July 2010 Jean-Claude Kibala (acting) (b. 1965)
12 July 2010 July 2017 Marcellin Cishambo (b. 1956)
July 2017 October 2017 Gabriel Kalonda Mbulu (acting) (b. 1963)
October 2017 March 2019 Claude Nyamugabo Bazibuhe (b. 1972)
March 2019 9 May 2019 Adolphe Bizimungu Doly acting
9 May 2019 Théo Ngwabidje Kasi (b. 1971)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Congo (Kinshasa) Provinces", Rulers.org, retrieved 2020-08-05