Lualaba is a new province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to be established when the country's new constitution is implemented (originally slated for February 2009) by dividing Katanga Province into four parts.
It is one of 25 new provinces specified in the country's 2005 Constitution (effective 18 February 2006).[1] It was to be created from country's the existing 10 provinces within 36 months (18 February 2009).[2] As of October 2010, this had not taken place.[3]
The capital of Lualaba province will be the city of Kolwezi.[4]
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On 30 Jun 1963, the province of Lualaba was separated from Katanga. Then, on 24 Apr 1966, it was united with Katanga Oriental to form Sud-Katanga, which was later merged back into Katanga.
23 Sep 1963 - 24 Apr 1966 Dominique Diur (b. 1929)
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