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Kasai Oriental is a province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the south central part of the country. Its capital is Mbuji Mayi, formerly Bakwanga, on the Sankuru river. Until 2009 it was ruled as the District of Tshilenge. Kasai Oriental is inhabited by members of the Luba tribe. Congo obtained independence from Belgium in 1960. Friction with Congo's other ethnic groups and encouragement by Belgian corporations hoping to keep their mining concessions led to the secession of the

The provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are divided into 192 territories (fr. territoires, sing. territoire). The territories are listed below, in alphabetical order:

Mbayi Kafwemb (b. 1600's) was the King and founder of the Bakwa Dishi. He was a direct descendant of the Tshibinda Ilunga, the cilizing hero and founder of the Lunda Empire whose son was the first Mwata Yamvo. During the reign of Mwata Mutomb, the first Mwata Yamvo; the Lunda disputed his authority, following numerous civil wars he and the royal family capitulated and cut all ties with them and started a migration. Mbayi Kafwemb ended four generations of migration by settling his people around

André Philippe Futa (August 26, 1943 – October 1, 2009) was a politician in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He was originally from Miabi in the Congolese province of Kasai Oriental. André Philippe Futa Mudiumbula Tshitumbu Tshipadi was born in Miabi, Kasai Oriental Province, Democratic Republic of Congo as the only son of Kabongo wa Mfuta wa Kalubi and Tshiambuaya Marie Madeleine. He was a member of the royal family of Bena Mbayi and Bakwa Dishi. He was planned to be recognized as the

The National Assembly is the lower house and main legislative political body of the Parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was established by the 2006 constitution. It is located at the People's Palace in Kinshasa. The National Assembly is elected every 5 years by universal suffrage. There are 500 seats, 61 members are elected in single member constituencies while the remaining 439 members are elected in multi member constituencies by open list. The current National Assembly was

The Bakwa Dishi is a people belonging to the Luba ethnic group living today in the Kasai oriental Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Miabi, the Dishi Capital, is located 16 miles West of Mbuji Mayi. The territory of the Bakwa Dishi lies on approximately 1,900 square miles, which is known as the Miabi territory. They speak Tshiluba in spite of their history with the Lunda Empire, and their dialect is considered the oldest and purest among the Luba Kasai. The Bakwa Dishi are the direct

Miabi is a territory of the Kasai oriental Province in the south central of the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is inhabited by the Bakwa Dishi and the land which is approximately 1,900 square miles (4,900 km) is owned by its royal family. Miabi is also a town within the territory; it was founded in 1933 by Kazadi Diofua after his release (he was imprisoned for 10 years by the local colonial power for rebelling and demanding the autonomy of his people). Kazadi Diofua was the last King of the

Kasai Oriental is a province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the south central part of the country. Its capital is Mbuji Mayi, formerly Bakwanga, on the Sankuru river. Until 2009 it was ruled as the District of Tshilenge. Kasai Oriental is inhabited by members of the Luba tribe. Congo obtained independence from Belgium in 1960. Friction with Congo's other ethnic groups and encouragement by Belgian corporations hoping to keep their mining concessions led to the secession of the

The provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are divided into 192 territories (fr. territoires, sing. territoire). The territories are listed below, in alphabetical order: