[4] The province takes its name from the Kwilu River, which crosses it from the southeast to the northwest.

However, in 1964 the administration was taken over by the central government due to a rebellion in southwestern Congo.

A rebel administration under Pierre Mulele ran most of Kwilu province from January 1964.

President Governor Between 1966 and 2015, Kwilu was administered as a district as part of Bandundu Province.

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