1956 in the Belgian Congo

none April 2021 1956 The following lists events that happened during 1956 in the Belgian Congo. Incumbent Governor-general – Léo Pétillon Events Date Event South Kivu Sugar Refinery is founded in Kiliba, South Kivu.Taarifa Rwanda 2021 Alphonse De Valkeneer is appointed acting governor of the province of Équateur.Congo (Kinshasa) Provinces January Jean Paelinck (1906–1961) is appointed governor of Katanga Province.Congo (Kinshasa) Provinces 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).Franco Luambo Makiadi and TP OK Jazz See also Belgian Congo History of the Democratic Republic of the Congo References 30em Sources https://rulers.org/cngkprov.html 2020-08-05 Rulers.org Congo (Kinshasa) Provinces Congo (Kinshasa) Provinces https://kenyapage.net/franco/50s.html 2021-04-16 Franco Luambo Makiadi and TP OK Jazz Kenypages.net Franco Luambo Makiadi and TP OK Jazz https://taarifa.rw/south-kivu-sugar-factory-resumes-production-after-25-years-of-dormancy/ 23 March 2021 Kigali Taarifa Rwanda South Kivu Sugar Factory Resumes Production After 25 Years Of Dormancy 22 March 2021 Taarifa Rwanda 24 March 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210324025721/https://taarifa.rw/south-kivu-sugar-factory-resumes-production-after-25-years-of-dormancy/ dead 1956 Belgian Congo Belgian Congo