1970 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The following lists events that happened during 1970 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

← 1969 1968 1967 1970 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo → 1971 1972 1973
Decades:	1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s
See also:	Other events of 1970 History of the DRC

Incumbents

• President – Mobutu Sese Seko

Events

Date	event
	The Compagnie du chemin de fer du bas-Congo au Katanga was taken over the Compagnie de chemin de fer de Kinshasa-Dilolo-Lubumbashi (KDL).
5 August	Barthélemy Mukenge (1925–2018) appointed governor of Kivu Province.
1 November	In the 1970 Democratic Republic of the Congo presidential election the sole candidate, Mobutu Sese Seko won with slightly more votes than the number of eligible voters,
15 November	In the 1970 Democratic Republic of the Congo parliamentary election 99% of those casting valid votes approved the Popular Movement of the Revolution (MPR) list. The MPR was the only party allowed to field candidates-

Sources

• "Congo (Kinshasa) Provinces", Rulers.org, retrieved 5 August 2020
• Lodge, Tom; Kadima, Denis; Pottie, David, eds. (2002), "Democratic Republic of Congo", Compendium of Elections in Southern Africa, African Democracy Encyclopaedia Project 68-70, archived from the original on 30 January 2019