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The following lists events that happened during
1893 in the
Congo Free State
.
←
1892
1891
1890
1893
in
the Congo Free State
→
1894
1895
1896
Decades:
1880s
1890s
1900s
Contents
1
Incumbent
2
Events
2.1
March
3
See also
4
References
5
Sources
Incumbent
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King –
Leopold II of Belgium
Governor-general
–
Théophile Wahis
Events
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March
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Date
Event
4 March
Congo Free State forces under
Francis Dhanis
take control of a key river city
Nyangwe
after a 6-week standoff that devastated the city. Of the 1000 original buildings in the city, only one remained standing.
[
1
]
1 April
Léon Fiévez
becomes commissioner of the
District of Équateur
.
[
2
]
See also
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Congo Free State
History of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
References
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^
Edgerton 2002
, pp. 102–104.
^
Lufungula 1986
.
Sources
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Edgerton, Robert B. (2002),
The Troubled Heart of Africa: A History of the Congo
, New York: St. Martin's Press,
ISBN
0-312-30486-2
Lufungula, Lewono (1986), "Les gouverneurs de l'Équateur, 1885 - 1960",
Annales Aequatoria
,
7
, Honoré Vinck: 149–166,
JSTOR
25836402