1970 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

none April 2021 1970 The following lists events that happened during 1970 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Incumbents President – Mobutu Sese Seko Events Date event The Compagnie du chemin de fer du bas-Congo au Katanga was taken over the Compagnie de chemin de fer de Kinshasa-Dilolo-Lubumbashi (KDL). 5 August Barthélemy Mukenge (1925–2018) appointed governor of Kivu Province.Congo (Kinshasa) Provinces 1 November In the 1970 Democratic Republic of the Congo presidential election the sole candidate, Mobutu Sese Seko won with slightly more votes than the number of eligible voters,Lodge Kadima Pottie 2002 15 November In the 1970 Democratic Republic of the Congo parliamentary election 99% of those casting valid votes approved the Popular Movement of the Revolution (MPR) list. The MPR was the only party allowed to field candidates- References 30em Sources https://rulers.org/cngkprov.html 2020-08-05 Rulers.org Congo (Kinshasa) Provinces Congo (Kinshasa) Provinces https://www.eisa.org.za/wep/drcsecondrepublic.htm Democratic Republic of Congo Compendium of Elections in Southern Africa Lodge Tom Denis Kadima David Pottie 2002 African Democracy Encyclopaedia Project 68-70 https://web.archive.org/web/20190130220759/https://www.eisa.org.za/wep/drcsecondrepublic.htm 30 January 2019 live 1970 Category:1970 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo Congo, Democratic Republic