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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.
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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]
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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 |
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