1888 in the Congo Free State

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The following lists events that happened during 1888 in the Congo Free State.

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Events

Date Event
Dekese, Kasaï Province, is founded by Alexandre Delcommune around 1888.
31 January Herman Ledeganck is appointed vice-governor-general
March Léopoldville shipyards, organized by Charles Liebrechts, launch the Roi des Belges on the upper Congo River for the Compagnie du Congo pour le Commerce et l'Industrie (CCCI).
11 May The Mission sui iuris of the Belgian Congo is promoted as the Apostolic Vicariate of Belgian Congo
10 December Société anonyme belge pour le commerce du Haut-Congo (SAB) is founded.
30 December Order of the African Star is established by Leopold II of Belgium

See also

References

  1. ^ Bekina 2010, p. 19.
  2. ^ Moulaert 1952.
  3. ^ Plas & Pourbaix 1899, p. 113.

Sources

  • Bekina, Jacques Mpia (2010), L'évangélisation du Mai-Ndombe au Congo-Kinshasa: histoire, difficultés présentes et inculturation (in French), Editions L'Harmattan, ISBN 978-2-296-12452-3
  • Moulaert, G. (12 February 1952), "LIEBRECHTS (Charles Adolphe Marie)", Biographie Coloniale Belge (in French), vol. III, Inst. roy. colon. belge, pp. col. 556-56, retrieved 10 September 2020
  • Plas, J.; Pourbaix, Victor (1899), Les Sociétés Commerciales Belges de l'État Indépendant du Congo (PDF), Brussels, retrieved 19 March 2021{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)