The following lists events that happened during 1885 in the Congo Free State
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| The station of Luozi is created at the point where the Luozi River flows into the Congo.[1] | |
| 28 April | Belgian Chamber of Representatives passes a law that authorized King Leopold II of Belgium to become head of the state founded in Africa by the International Association of the Congo. |
| 30 April | The senate ratifies the law creating the Congo Free State .[2] |
| 13 May | Georges-Guillaume Pagels replaces Guillaume Casman as head of Équateur Station (Mbandaka).[3] |
| 1 July | Francis de Winton takes office as administrator-general |
| 1 July | Camille Van den Plas becomes head of Équateur Station.[3] |
| 1 August | Royal decree classifies the Luozi Territory (also called the Manianga) as a part of the Cataractes District.[1] |
| 25 September | Camille Janssen is appointed vice-administrator-general |
| 1 December | Edward James Glave becomes head of Équateur Station.[3] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b La region de Luozi.
- ^ Bulletin officiel 1885–1886.
- ^ a b c Omasombo Tshonda 2016, p. 144.
Sources
edit- Bulletin officiel de l'État indépendant du Congo [Official Bulletin of the Independent State of the Congo] (PDF) (in French), 1885–1886
- La region de Luozi - Manianga [The region of Luozi-Manianga] (in French), Université de Luozi, May 2005, archived from the original on 15 April 2013, retrieved 27 January 2012
- Omasombo Tshonda, Jean, ed. (2016), Équateur : Au cœur de la cuvette congolaise [Équateur: At the heart of the Congolese basin] (PDF) (in French), Tervuren, Belgium: Musée royal de l’Afrique centrale, ISBN 978-9-4922-4423-9, retrieved 2 September 2020