1898 in the Congo Free State
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The following lists events that happened during 1898 in the Congo Free State.
Incumbent
Events
| Date | Event |
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| Matadi-Léopoldville Railway is completed .[1] | |
| 12 May | Apostolic Prefecture of Uélé is established |
| 15 July | Stanley Falls District becomes the District of Orientale Province (District de la province Orientale), with Stanleyville as its headquarters.[2] The district was also called Stanleyville District.[3] |
| 15 July | Lualaba District in the southeast is split off from Stanley Falls District.[3] |
| 30 July | Société des Chemins de fer vicinaux du Mayumbe (CVM) is created to build and operate railways in the Bas-Congo region.[4] |
See also
References
- ^ Oliver & Sanderson 1975, p. 34.
- ^ Auzias & Labourdette 2006, p. 180.
- ^ a b Lemarchand 1964, pp. 62–63.
- ^ Chemin de fer de Boma à Tshela.
Sources
- "Chemin de fer de Boma à Tshela". KANGU - MAYUMBE - BAS-CONGO (in French). 23 February 2009. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- Auzias, Dominique; Labourdette, Jean-Paul (2006). Congo: république démocratique. Petit Futé. ISBN 2-7469-1412-3.
- Lemarchand, René (1964), Political Awakening in the Belgian Congo, University of California Press, GGKEY:TQ2J84FWCXN, retrieved 19 August 2020
- Oliver, Roland; Sanderson, G.N., eds. (1975), The Cambridge History of Africa, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-0-521-22803-9, retrieved 17 March 2021
