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The following lists events that happened during 1956 in the Belgian Congo.
Incumbent[edit]
Events[edit]
| Date | Event |
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| South Kivu Sugar Refinery is founded in Kiliba, South Kivu.[1] | |
| Alphonse De Valkeneer is appointed acting governor of the province of Équateur.[2] | |
| January | Jean Paelinck (1906–1961) is appointed governor of Katanga Province.[2] |
| 20 February | Bruno Tshibala, future prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is born in Gandajika. |
| June | OK Jazz, later renamed TPOK Jazz, is formed in Léopoldville (now Kinshasa).[3] |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
Sources[edit]
- "Congo (Kinshasa) Provinces", Rulers.org, retrieved 5 August 2020
- "Franco Luambo Makiadi and TP OK Jazz", Kenypages.net, retrieved 16 April 2021
- Taarifa Rwanda (22 March 2021), South Kivu Sugar Factory Resumes Production After 25 Years Of Dormancy, Kigali: Taarifa Rwanda, retrieved 23 March 2021
