This list of governors of Kivu includes governors or equivalent officer holders of the province in the Belgian Congo created as Costermansville Province in 1933 from part of the old Orientale Province. The province was renamed Kivu Province in 1947. It was broken into the provinces of Maniema, North Kivu and South Kivu from 10 May 1962 to 28 December 1966, then reunited. In 1988 it was again broken up into the provinces of Maniema, North Kivu and South Kivu.

First period (1933–1962)

The province was named Costermansville Province from 1933 to 1947, then Kivu Province The governors or equivalent officer holders were: Start End Officeholder Title 1933 1935 Georges Mortehan (1883–1955) Commissioner of Costermansville 1935 1941 Joseph Noirot Commissioner of Costermansville 1941 1945 Joseph Noirot Governor of Costermansville 1 July 1946 1951 Antoine Liesnard (1898–1957) Governor 1951 1956 Joseph-Paul Brasseur (1899–1956) Governor 1956 Robert Spitaels (b. 1910) Governor 1956 1957 Georges Schmit (b. 1908) Governor 1957 1959 Maurice Willaert (1910–2003) Governor11 June 1960 24 December 1960 Jean Miruho President (1st time)26 June 1960 July 1960 Clément Walubila President of the secessionist province of Maniema) 2 January 1961 24 February 1961 Anicet Kashamura (b. 1928) President 1961 Antoine Omari President of the secessionist State of Maniema)24 February 1961 11 August 1961 Taris Adrien Omari (b. 1916) President18 September 1961 10 May 1962 Jean Miruho President (2nd time)

Successor provinces (1962–1966)

List of governors of Maniema List of governors of North Kivu List of governors of South Kivu

Second period (1966–1988)

The governors or equivalent officer holders were:

Start End Officeholder Title28 December 1966 3 January 1967 Denis Paluku (1936–2014) Governor 3 January 1967 9 August 1968 Léon Engulu Governor 9 August 1968 5 August 1969 Henri-Désiré Takizala (1936–2000) Governor 5 August 1969 15 January 1970 Barthélemy Mukenge (1925–2018) Governor15 January 1970 24 February 1972 Paul Nauwelaerts Governor24 February 1972 10 December 1976 Ndebo-a-Kanda-di-Ne Kenza Commissioner10 December 1976 21 January 1978 Matabisi Iyualeke Ilande Commissioner21 January 1978 18 January 1980 Mulenda Shamuange Muteba Commissioner18 January 1980 1986 Mwando Nsimba (1936–2016) Governor 1986 1988 Kilolo Musamba Governor

See also

List of governors of Orientale Province Lists of provincial governors of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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