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What Country Was Mbuji-Mayi In?

Mbuji-Mayi (Kasaï-Oriental, Congo (Kinshasa)) lies within 4 different states on Chronica Maps' 39 historical border maps. The longest stretch is under Zaire, from 1945 to today. The earliest state recorded here is Luba (1880).

Who ruled Mbuji-Mayi?

Period (by border map)Ruled by
500 BC – AD 799Khoisan
AD 800 – 1599Bantu peoples
1600 – 1879Unclaimed / no data
1880 – 1913Luba
1914 – 1919Belgian Congo
1920 – 1937Zaire (Belgium)
1938 – 1944Belgian Congo
1945 – todayZaire
Map showing Mbuji-Mayi in 1994Mbuji-Mayi
Border map for 1994. See the world in 1994.

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Based on approximate historical borders; towns close to a frontier may be assigned to a neighbouring state.