1885 in the Congo Free State

The following lists events that happened during 1885 in the Congo Free State

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  • 1880s
  • 1890s
  • 1900s
See also:International Association of the Congo

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Events
DateEvent
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

References
  1. La region de Luozi.
  2. Bulletin officiel 1885–1886.
  3. Omasombo Tshonda 2016, p. 144.

Sources
  • 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
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