La Katangaise Explained

French: La Katangaise
English Title:"The Katangese"
Prefix:National
Author:unknown
Composer:Joseph Kiwele
Adopted:1960
Until:1963
Successor:"Debout Congolais"
Sound:Katanga_anthem_audio.mp3
Sound Title:"La Katangaise"

La Katangaise ("The Katangese") was the national anthem of the State of Katanga. The music was composed by Joseph Kiwele, who was Katanga's Minister of National Education. After the State of Katanga was dissolved in 1963 and integrated into the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a new anthem was adopted.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Katanga – nationalanthems.info. 27 April 2021.