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Kivu is the name for a large region in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo that borders Lake Kivu. It was a Région (read 'province') of the country under the rule of Mobutu Sese Seko from 1966 to 1988. As an official Région in 1986 it was divided into the three "Sub-Regions" (Sous-Régions in French) of: Nord-Kivu, Sud-Kivu and Maniema,[1] Those three became the current provinces in the reorganization of 1988.[2] The capital of the Kivu Region was in Bukavu, and the capitals of the three Sub-Regions were in Goma, Uvira and Kindu.
- ^ International Crisis Group (9 July 2009). Congo: A Comprehensive Strategy to Disarm the FDLR (PDF). Africa Report No. 151. p. 1, note 1.
- ^ Bruneau, Jean-Claude (30 June 2009). "Les nouvelles provinces de la République Démocratique du Congo : construction territoriale et ethnicités". L'Espace Politique (in French). 7 (2009–1). doi:10.4000/espacepolitique.1296. Retrieved 7 March 2025.