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.

Bas-Uélé
Haut-Uélé

Region

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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

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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

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  1. ^ Bruneau 2009, p. 19.
  2. ^ Bruneau 2009, p. fn7.
  3. ^ "Congo (Kinshasa) Provinces", Rulers.org, retrieved 2020-08-05

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