The following lists events that happened during 1896 in the Congo Free State.
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| 4 September | Francis Dhanis is appointed vice governor-general |
| Francis Dhanis is given command of an expedition to the Upper Nile. His troops, largely composed of the Batetela tribes who had only been recently enlisted, mutiny and murder many of their white officers in what has become known as the Batetela Rebellion.[1] |
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editThis article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Dhanis, Francis". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 8 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 142.
