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Albert-Émile De Beauffort
Count Albert-Émile de Beauffort (20 March 1899 – 15 March 1983) was a Belgian colonial administrator. Early years Albert Émile Joseph Benoît François d'Assise Anne Marie Ghislain de Beauffort was born in St-Gilles, Brussels on 20 March 1899. His parents were Georges de Beauffort, Comte de Beauffort (1871–1928) and Antoinette de Liedekerke de Pailhe (1869–1959). He obtained a degree in Commerce. After World War I (1914–1918) he was made a commissioner of war damages. Belgian Congo On 8 March 1925 Beauffort married Adrienne de Zualart (1894–1995) in Boma. In 1933 de Beauffort was appointed Commissioner of Léopoldville Province in the Belgian Congo when that province was created from part of the former Congo-Kasaï Province. In 1941 his title was changed to Governor of Léopoldville Province. He was also made State Inspector of the colony. In March 1942 the Minister for the Colonies, Albert De Vleeschauwer, and the Prime Minister, Hubert Pierlot, arrived in the C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governor Of Léopoldville Province
A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political region or polity, a ''governor'' may be either appointed or elected, and the governor's powers can vary significantly, depending on the public laws in place locally. The adjective pertaining to a governor is gubernatorial, from the Latin root ''gubernare''. Ancient empires Pre-Roman empires Though the legal and administrative framework of provinces, each administrated by a governor, was created by the Romans, the term ''governor'' has been a convenient term for historians to describe similar systems in antiquity. Indeed, many regions of the pre-Roman antiquity were ultimately replaced by Roman 'standardized' provincial governments after their conquest by Rome. Plato used the metaphor of turning the Ship of State with a rudder; the Latin w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
