Musumba Explained

Musumba
Other Name:Musumbu[1]
Settlement Type:City
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Democratic Republic of the Congo
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Lualaba

Musumba is a city in Lualaba Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo.[2] It is the capital of the Kingdom of Lunda.[3] [4] The practices of the Lunda kingdom still persist in Musumba.

Musumba was the birthplace of Moïse Tshombe, a Congolese businessman and politician.[5]

References

  1. Web site: Musumba, Lualaba, Democratic Republic of the Congo. live. 2021-07-24. Mindat.org. 2021-07-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20210725005933/https://www.mindat.org/feature-207889.html.
  2. Web site: Musumba, Lualaba, Democratic Republic of the Congo. live. 2021-07-24. Mindat.org. 2021-07-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20210725005934/https://www.mindat.org/feature-207889.html.
  3. Book: Gondola, Ch. Didier. The History of Congo. Greenwood Press. 2002. 9780313316968.
  4. Van Damme. Patrick. 2017. Les Lunda - The Lunda République Démocratique du Congo - Democratic Republic of the Congo. Afrika Focus. 30. 1. 170-172. . ProQuest.
  5. Book: Sloan, Ruth. University of Pennsylvania Press. 1961. 978-1-5128-1706-5. Huus. Helen. 137. en. Potential for Leadership in Africa Today. 10.9783/9781512817065-012. https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.9783/9781512817065-012/html. 2021-07-25. 2021-07-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20210725005950/https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.9783/9781512817065-012/html. live.

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