List of colonial heads of the Congo Free State and Belgian Congo

List of colonial heads of the Congo Free State and Belgian Congo

Contents

List of Colonial Heads of Congo

Term Incumbent Notes
International Association of the Congo internationally recognised private estate of King Léopold II of the Belgians
22 April 1884 to June 1884 Sir Frederic Goldsmid, Administrator
22 April 1884 to 1 July 1885 Maximilien Strauch, President of the International Association of the Congo
"Independent" Congo Free State
1 July 1885 to 1886 Camille Janssen, Administrator-general
26 March 1887 to 1 March 1888 Camille Janssen, Governor-General
1 March 1888 to 1889 Hermann Ledeganck, acting Governor-General
1889 to 17 April 1891 Camille Janssen, Governor-General
17 April 1891 to 8 May 1891 Henri-Ernest Gondry, Governor
8 May 1891 to 26 August 1892 Camille-Aimé Coquilhat, Governor
26 August 1892 to 4 September 1896 Théophile Théodore Joseph Antoine, Baron Wahis, Governor-General 1st Term
1896 to 1900 Émile Wangermée, acting Governor-General
4 September 1896 to 21 December 1900 Francis, Baron Dhanis, vice Governor-General
21 December 1900 to December 1900 Colonel Bartels, acting Governor
1900 to 15 November 1908 Théophile Théodore Joseph Antoine, Baron Wahis, Governor-General 2nd Term
Belgian Congo annexed by Belgium
15 November 1908 to 1912 Théophile Théodore Joseph Antoine, Baron Wahis, Governor-General
20 May 1912 to 5 January 1916 Félix Alexandre Fuchs, Governor-General 2nd Term
5 January 1916 to 30 January 1921 Eugène Joseph Mary Henry, Governor-General
30 January 1921 to 24 January 1923 Maurice Eugène Auguste Lippens, Governor-General
24 January 1923 to 27 December 1927 Martin Joseph Marie René Rutten, Governor-General
27 December 1927 to 14 September 1934 Auguste Constant Tilkens, Governor-General
14 September 1934 to 31 December 1946 Pierre Ryckmans, Governor-General
31 December 1946 to 1 January 1952 Eugène Jacques Pierre Louis Jungers, Governor-General
1 January 1952 to 12 July 1958 Léon Pétillon, Governor-General
12 July 1958 to 30 June 1960 Henri Cornelis, Governor-General
1 July 1960 Independence as Republic of the Congo

For continuation after independence, see: List of heads of state of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Sources

See also

Related links


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • List of Democratic Republic of the Congo-related articles — The Democratic Republic of the Congo ( fr. République démocratique du Congo), often referred to as DR Congo, DRC or RDC, and formerly known or referred to as Congo Free State, Belgian Congo, Congo Léopoldville, Congo Kinshasa, and Zaire (or Zaïre …   Wikipedia

  • List of ethnic slurs — The following is a list of ethnic slurs (ethnophaulisms) that are, or have been, used as insinuations or allegations about members of a given ethnicity or to refer to them in a derogatory (critical or disrespectful), pejorative (disapproving or… …   Wikipedia

  • Law, Crime, and Law Enforcement — ▪ 2006 Introduction Trials of former heads of state, U.S. Supreme Court rulings on eminent domain and the death penalty, and high profile cases against former executives of large corporations were leading legal and criminal issues in 2005.… …   Universalium

  • Order of the Crown (Belgium) — This article is about the Belgian order. For other decorations bearing the same name, see Order of the Crown. Order of the Crown Ordre de la Couronne Kroonorde Knight s cross of the Order of the Crown …   Wikipedia

  • Christianity in the 20th century — Part of a series on Christianity   …   Wikipedia

  • History of Belgium — The history of Belgium, from pre history to the present day, is intertwined with the histories of its European neighbours, in particular those of the Netherlands and Luxembourg. A feature of modern history is the number of wars between other… …   Wikipedia

  • Scramble for Africa — For the book by Thomas Pakenham, see Thomas Pakenham (historian)#The Scramble for Africa. For information on the colonization of Africa prior to the 1880s, including Carthaginian and early European colonization, see Colonization of Africa. The… …   Wikipedia

  • History of Africa — Pre Colonial African States …   Wikipedia

  • South Africa — Republic of, a country in S Africa; member of the Commonwealth of Nations until 1961. 42,327,458; 472,000 sq. mi. (1,222,480 sq. km). Capitals: Pretoria and Cape Town. Formerly, Union of South Africa. * * * South Africa Introduction South Africa… …   Universalium

  • education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …   Universalium

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”