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See also: | Other events of 1966 History of the DRC |
The following lists events that happened during 1966 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo .
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(over the whole year) | Géomines produces 2,818 tonnes of cassiterite. [1] |
25 April | Cuvette Centrale, Ubangi, and Moyen-Congo are reunited as Équateur Province. [2] |
30 May | Archdiocese of Léopoldville renamed the Archdiocese of Kinshasa |
26 October | Post of prime minister is abolished |
28 December | Kivu Province is recreated from the provinces of Maniema, North Kivu and South Kivu. [2] |
28 December | Orientale Province is formally reconstituted from the amalgamation of Kibali-Ituri, Uélé and Haut-Congo provinces. [2] |