Nkongolo
Kongolo was a big boss of the Peuple luba in the area of the Katanga.
Kongolo was the first king Luba, he had set up his Capital with Mwibele, close to the Lake Boya. Certain accounts say that it would be origins Songye. Kongolo (or Nkongolo) Mwamba tried to extend its kingdom by conquering the chefferies Songye neighbors.
It made the meeting of a prince of the tribe of the Kunda in the name of Ilunga Mbidi via his sisters who had met it at the edge of the lake, this one being a fine military strategist helped it to increase its kingdom. The popularity and the increasing power of Ilunga Mbidi were shade with Kongolo, which, advised by its entourage, organized a plot aiming to eliminate it. Thanks to the assistance of its wives, Ilunga Mbidi could escape by leaving women and children there and turn over on the grounds Kunda.
One of wire of Ilunga Mbidi, answering in the name of Kalala Ilunga taken the place of his/her father like one of the generals within the warlike forces. He also became very powerful, which worried Kongolo. Kongolo on several occasions tried to eliminate its nephew but failed. With the last attempt, Kalala Ilunga decided to finish some, he pursued Kongolo after a victory over the battle field and killed it. After having exposed the head and the genitals of Kongolo, he was proclaimed Empereur, Mulopwe.
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