The Lubudi River (or Labody;

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: ''Rivière Lubudi'') is a tributary of the

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in the

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(DRC). The mouth of the river is in the Kuba Chiefdom of the

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History

In 1910 the Belgians finally took control of the

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. The vice-Governor

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delimited the new Kuba "chiefdom" narrowly, excluding the villages to the east of the Lubudi. The villagers did not accept the change and continued to pay tribute to the Kuba capital. After Kwet Mabine came to power as the Kuba King, he made a formal tour in 1925 that included the Ngongo chiefdoms and their main town of Misumba. The chiefs accepted his authority.

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* Kasaï Province Sankuru River Rivers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo {{DRCongo-river-stub