KANANGA

kənängˈgə, formerly Luluabourgloolwäboorˈ, city (1984 pop. 298,693), capital of Kasai-Occidental prov., S central Congo (Kinshasa), on the Lulua River. It is the commercial and transportation center of a region where cotton is grown and diamonds are mined. The city was founded in 1884 by the German explorer Hermann von Wissmann. In 1895, Batetela troops stationed there revolted after their chief was executed by authorities of the Belgian-run Independent State of the Congo. At first successful, the mutineers were finally defeated in 1901. Kananga grew rapidly in the early 20th cent. with the coming of the railroad. Many Luba people settled there and became economically dominant over the indigenous Lulua people. After the Congo achieved independence (1960), there were violent clashes between the Luba and Lulua, and many Luba fled to the short-lived (1960–61) Mining State of South Kasai. In 1961–62, the city was held by rebel troops from Équateur prov.

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books on: Kananga  - 29 results

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1.
Leyte: The Return to the Philippines
Book by M. Hamlin Cannon; Center of Military History, U.S. Army, 1993
Subjects: Leyte Island (Philippines)--History, Military, United States--Armed Forces--World War, 1939-1945, World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines--Leyte
...and XXIV Corps at a point just south of Kananga, the 1st Cavalry Division was in readiness...500-yard front along Highway 2 between Kananga and Lonoy. On the morning of 23 December...about 1,400 yards slightly northwest of Kananga. The 1st Squadron, 5th Cavalry, set...
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The Philippines in World War II, 1941-1945: A Chronology and Select Annotated Bibliography of Books and Articles in English
Book by Walter F. Bell; Greenwood Press, 1999
Subjects: Philippines--History--Japanese Occupation, 1942-1945--Bibliography, World War, 1939-1945--Philippines--Bibliography
...from Lonoy south along Highway 2 toward Kananga reaching positions near that barrio...XXIV Corps effect junction just south of Kananga opening Highway 2 from Ormoc to Pinamopoan...Corps, 12th Cavalry attacks and takes Kananga making patrol contact with 77th Division...
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Chronology, 1941-1945
Book by Mary H. Williams; Office of the Chief of Military History, Department of the Army, 1960
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945--Chronology
...junction between X and XXIV Corps just S of Kananga at 1645, opening Highway 2 from Ormoc...Corps area, 12th Cav attacks and takes Kananga; makes patrol contact with 77th Div to...Highway 2, then N along the highway toward Kananga, making contact with Tr A of 12th Cav...
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Culture and Customs of the Congo
Book by Tshilemalema Mukenge; Greenwood Press, 2002
Subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic)--Social Life And Customs
...the Luba, who had been evicted from Kananga for reasons of ethnic cleansing instigated...present in many parts of the country. Kananga (then Luluabourg) was the provincial...backbone of the colonial administration in Kananga. They made up the largest number of lower...
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Genocide and Crisis in Central Africa: Conflict Roots, Mass Violence, and Regional War
Book by Christian P. Scherrer; Praeger, 2002
Subjects: Burundi--Ethnic Relations--History--20th Century, Genocide--Rwanda, Low-Intensity Conflicts (Military Science)--Congo (Democratic Republic), Rwanda--Ethnic Relations--History--20th Century, Violence--Congo (Democratic Republic)
...including Gbadolite, Gemena, Lisala, Isiro, Bunia, Boende, Goma, Kananga, Kinshasa, Kindu and Kisangani. One more MLO team was planned for Kabinda...Bolomba, Dubie, Gemena, Ikela, Isiro, Kabalo, Kabinda, Kalemie, Kananga,
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journal articles on: Kananga  - 3 results

 
 
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The Apocalyptic Interlude: Revealing Death in Kinshasa
Journal article by Filip de Boeck; African Studies Review, Vol. 48, 2005
Subjects: Bible, Blacks, Cities, Cultural anthropology, Death & dying, Eschatology, Kinshasa Congo, Living conditions, Popular music, Society, Urban areas
...Saturday night in Kinshasa, May 2000: In the Mbuji-Mayi-Kananga, one of the bars of the moment, beyond a sign that puts the...glow of yellow, red, and blue lights, the Mbuji-Mayi-Kananga occupies the three levels of a building along the avenue Lumumba...
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Reconstructing the Congo
Journal article by Herbert F. Weiss, Tatiana Carayannis; Journal of International Affairs, Vol. 58, 2004
Subjects: Congo (Kinshasa)--History, Congo (Kinshasa)--Military policy, Postwar reconstruction--Military aspects, Postwar reconstruction--Political aspects
...which housed half of the countrys wage earners, the unemployment rate was over 40 percent for males over 18 years of age. Kananga and Mbuji-Mayi had an unemployment rate of 80 percent. (10) In the face of these dismal socio-economic indicators...
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The "Bwa War Masks" of the Middle Uele Region: A Review
Journal article by Rik Ceyssens; African Arts, Vol. 40, 2007
Subjects: Masks--History, Masks--Social aspects, Masks--Usage, War--Equipment and supplies, Wars--Equipment and supplies
...from Catholic University, Nijmegen. He has taught at the Institut superieur pedagogique, Universite nationale du Zaire in Kananga on the staff of Cooperation technique belge. His principal research has been conducted in the administrative zones of Tshikapa...


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magazine articles on: Kananga  - 4 results

 
 
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No Longer Au Outcast
Magazine article by Francois Misser; African Business, September 2001
Subjects: Congo (Kinshasa)--Economic aspects, Foreign economic assistance, International Monetary Fund--Investments, International economic relations--Congo (Kinshasa), Kabila, Joseph--Economic policy, World Bank--Investments
...the rehabilitation of power utilities in Kisangani (controlled by the Rwandan-backed Congolese Rally for Democracy), in Kananga (Western Kasai, under government control) and the supply of electricity transformers to Kinshasa. Belgium, which claims...
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As Funding Dries Up, Regions Take Initiatives
Magazine article by Francois Misser; African Business, June 1994
Subjects: Congo (Kinshasa)--Economic aspects, Public finance
...to contribute $1,000 each to the project. The Katende project, in particular, aims at supplying energy to the city of Kananga, where factories have virtually stopped operating because of a lack of electricity. The project has not only the backing...
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Drcongo: A Ray of Hope; at Long Last, after Five Years of a Bitter War and Two Years of Transitional Government, the People of DRCongo Will Have the Chance to Choose Their Own Leaders on 18 June, in the First Multi-Party Elections since the Assassination of Patrice Lumumba in 1960. Antoine Lokongo Reports
Magazine article by Antoine Lokongo; New African, April 2006
Subjects: Congo (Brazzaville)--Political aspects, Congolese (Brazzaville)--Political activity, Elections--Political aspects, Kabila, Joseph--Political activity
...Patrice Lumumba, led by Mobutu Sese Seko, signed a peace/reconciliation deal with pro-Lumumbists in Luluabourg (now Kananga). The "new" national flag comprises a dominant blue background symbolising peace, crossed by a red line and hedged by...
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Siemens Flags off Massive DRC Project
Magazine article by Francois Misser; African Business, June 2003
...governments. The construction of a 15MW power plant at Katende on the Lulua river, in Western Kasai province, to supply Kananga which began in 1994 has yet to be finalized. Siemens is also planning to construct medium or small sized hydro-electric...


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newspaper articles on: Kananga  - 41 results

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Sleepy Leyte Town Wakes Up, Thanks to Newly-Skilled Workers
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, April 29, 2011
Subjects: Energy Development Corp.--Management, Energy Development Corp.--Training, Real estate industry--Training, Workers--Training
...Skilled Workers. MANILA, Philippines - The Kananga-EDC Institute of Technology (KEITECH) in Kananga town in Leyte has become a benchmark for...Corporation (EDC), the municipal government of Kananga, and TESDA.Leyte, site of EDCs largest...
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Advanced Technical School for Free
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, May 12, 2009
Subjects: Energy Development Corp., Real estate industry--Social aspects, Technical institutes--Social aspects
...Nation Builders. rdquo;It is here, in Kananga, Leyte, that the Energy Development...in cooperation with the Municipality of Kananga and TESDA, has chosen to build its latest...Corporate Social Responsibility project, the Kananga EDC Institute of Technology (KEITech...
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Erap's 'Torn Confession' Elicits Laughter
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, April 13, 2010
...Eraps Torn Confession Elicits Laughter. KANANGA, Leyte ndash; An admission from former...crotch area before delivering his speech at Kananga Central Elementary School Tuesday afternoon...that Estrada had to take a chopper from Kananga all the way back to Tacloban to change...
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Training the Next Best Nationbuilders
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, May 31, 2011
Subjects: Energy Development Corp., Real estate industry
...end in mind, EDC and the local government of Kananga in Leyte, established in 2009 the Kananga-EDC Technological Institute (KEITECH...nestled betweenthe hills of barangay Rizal in Kananga. The project is a P50 million commitment over...
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Leyte Town, Villages Get P165-Million in Realty Tax Share
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, August 21, 2009
Subjects: Energy Development Corp.--Taxation, Local government--United States, Property tax, Property taxes, Real estate industry--Taxation, Real estate--Taxation, Real property--Taxation
...of Leyte to the municipal government of Kananga from the tax payment made by the Energy...Petilla personally handed the check to Kananga Mayor Elmer Codilla, who stated that...the local government unit. nbsp;The Kananga LGU received checks of P93.275 million...
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encyclopedia articles on: Kananga  - 4 results

 
 
1.
Kananga
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
KANANGA k nang g , formerly Luluabourg loolwaboor , city (1984 pop. 298,693...Congo. At first successful, the mutineers were finally defeated in 1901. Kananga grew rapidly in the early 20th cent. with the coming of the railroad...
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Luluabourg
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
LULUABOURG see Kananga , city, Congo. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Congo, Democratic Republic of The
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...situated on the border with Zambia). In addition to Kinshasa, the major urban areas include Boma , Bukavu , Kalemie , Kamina , Kananga , Kisangani , Kolwezi , Likasi , Lubumbashi , Matadi , Mbandaka , and Mbuji-Mayi . The population of Congo comprises approximately...
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Kasai , Former Province, Congo
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Congo kasi , former province, c.124,000 sq mi (321,160 sq km), S central Congo (Kinshasa). Luluabourg (present Kananga ) was the capital. Between the Kasai and the Sankuru rivers the Kuba kingdom of the Shongo people existed from the early 17th...


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