1904 in the Congo Free State
The following lists events that happened during 1904 in the Congo Free State.
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Events
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| January | Paul Costermans is appointed vice governor-general. |
| 15 May | English missionary Alice Seeley Harris takes the iconic photograph Nsala of Wala in the Nsongo District, showing a Congolese man with the severed hand and foot of his murdered five-year-old daughter.[1] |
| 3 August | Apostolic Prefecture of Stanley Falls is established. |
References
- Morel, Edmund D. (1904). King Leopold's Rule in Africa. London: William Heinemann. pp. 444–445. Retrieved 16 March 2022 – via Internet Archive.
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