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unusual facts about Kongolo, Tanganyika District



Kongolo Mwamba

Kongolo (or Nkongolo) was a leader of Luba people in the region of Katanga, and the first king of the Luba Empire.

A son of Ilunga Mbidi and nephew of Kongolo, Kalala Ilunga, took the place of his father as one of the generals among the warring forces.

Kongolo, Katanga

Kongolo is a town in Tanganyika District in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Lukuga River

The river leaves Lake Tanganyika at Kalemie and flows through a gap in the highlands westward through the Tanganyika District to join the Lualaba between Kabalo and Kongolo.

Tanganyika District

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.

Tanganyika District is a district located in the Katanga Province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.


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