Musumba is a large town in Lualaba Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo.[2] It was the capital of the Kingdom of Lunda.[3]: 39 [4] The practices of the Lunda kingdom still persist in Musumba.[4]
Musumba
Musumbu[1] | |
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Historical City | |
 Interactive map of Musumba | |
  Musumba Location in DR Congo | |
| Coordinates: 8°21′41″S 22°38′32″E / 8.36139°S 22.64222°E | |
| Country |  DR Congo |
| Province | Lualaba |
| Territory | Kapanga |
| Chiefdom | Mwant-Yav |
As the Lunda Empire expanded in the 1730s and 1740s and into the 1750s large amounts of people from other areas were brought to Musumba.[5]
Musumba was the birthplace of Moïse Tshombe, a Congolese businessman and politician.[3]: 193 [6]
References
edit- ↑ "Musumba, Lualaba, Democratic Republic of the Congo". Mindat.org. Archived from the original on 2021-07-25. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
- ↑ "Musumba, Lualaba, Democratic Republic of the Congo". Mindat.org. Archived from the original on 2021-07-25. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
- 1 2 Gondola, Ch. Didier (2002). The History of Congo. Greenwood Press. ISBN 9780313316968.
- 1 2 Van Damme, Patrick (2017). "Les Lunda – The Lunda République Démocratique du Congo – Democratic Republic of the Congo". Afrika Focus. 30 (1): 170–172. ProQuest 1951871993.
- ↑ John K. Thornton. History of West Central Afeica to 1850 p. 227
- ↑ Sloan, Ruth (1961). "Potential for Leadership in Africa Today". In Huus, Helen (ed.). Education. University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 137. doi:10.9783/9781512817065-012. ISBN 978-1-5128-1706-5. Archived from the original on 2021-07-25. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
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8°33′33″S 22°40′57″E / 8.55917°S 22.68250°E
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