1939 in the Belgian Congo
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Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| The football club FC Saint-Éloi Lupopo is founded in Lubumbashi.[1] | |
| The football club TP Mazembe is founded in Lubumbashi.[1] | |
| The football club SC Cilu is founded in Lukala.[1] | |
| 15 May | Upemba National Park is created, the largest park in Africa. |
| 8 July | Likulia Bolongo, future prime minister of Zaire, is born in Basoko, Orientale Province. |
| 11 July | Apostolic Vicariate of Upper Congo is renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Baudouinville (future Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalemie–Kirungu) |
| 27 November | Laurent-Désiré Kabila, future president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is born in Baudouinville. |
