|
Jules Alexandre Milz
Jules Alexandre Milz (10 September 1861 – 1 October 1902) was a Belgian soldier who was active in exploring the northeast of the Congo Free State. He traveled extensively in Uele District, where he resolved the question of whether the Uele River was the upper portion of the Ubangi River. He was second in command of an expedition to the Nile in 1891–1892, and took over command after the leader died. Early years (1861–1888) Jules Alexandre Milz was born in Virton in Belgian Lorraine on 10 September 1861. His parents were Jacques Milz and Joséphine Philippart. He joined the 2nd Mounted Chasseurs on 20 August 1880, and was appointed second lieutenant to the 4th Lancers on 29 June 1883. He entered the service of the Congo Free State in 1888. Roget Expedition (1888–1891) On 17 June 1888 Milz left Antwerp as an officer of the ''Force Publique''. He arrived in Boma on 25 July 1888 and was assigned to the Bangalas District, where Willem Frans Van Kerckhoven was preparing the v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virton
Virton (; Gaumais: ''Viertån''; wa, Vierton) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium. It is also the administrative centre of the district (''arrondissement'') of the same name, as well as the principal town of the small region of Belgian Lorraine known as the Gaume, famous for its microclimate. The municipality consists of the following districts: Bleid, Ethe, Latour, Ruette, Saint-Mard, and Virton. Other population centers include: Chenois, Gomery, Grandcourt, and Saint-Remy. History Antiquity and Middle Ages Several archeological finds indicate that the area was already inhabited before the Romans built villas there and named the town ''Vertunum''. In the early 5th century, the Romans had to flee the Germanic invasions. Their settlement was destroyed and rebuilt by the Franks somewhat north of its original site. Virton was mentioned for the first time in Pope Lucius III's bull of 1183 as a fiefdom of the House of Chiny. As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Umangi
Umangi is a village on the right bank of the Congo River downstream from Lisala in the Mongala province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. History Umangi was among the posts founded in 1888–1889 by a Belgian expedition led by Francis Dhanis Francis Ernest Joseph Marie Dhanis (11 March 1861 – 13 November 1909) was a Belgian colonial civil servant and soldier noted for his service for the Congo Free State during the Congo Arab War and Batetela Rebellion. Early life and career .... Notes Sources * * {{DEFAULTSORT: Populated places in Tshopo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tinda River
Tinda River is a river of northern Democratic Republic of the Congo. It flows through Aketi Territory in Bas-Uele District Bas-Uele District (french: District du Bas-Uele, nl, District Beneden-Uele) was a district of the Belgian Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was formed from part of Uele District in 1912. Later it was merged back into Uele Distric .... References Rivers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo {{DRCongo-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ekwangatana
Ekwangatana is the location of a post established by Belgian officers in what is now Bas-Uélé province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Location Ekwangatana is near the present settlement of Djamba where the Rubi River and Likati River converge to form the Itimbiri River. It is at an elevation of . History Ekwangatana was founded as a government post in May 1890 by Léon Roget and Jules Milz, who entrusted it to an African officer. The Belgian limited company Société Commerciale et Minière de l´Uelé (COMUELE) was created in June 1919 as a joint venture between the Société commerciale et Minière du Congo (Cominière) and the English Lever Brothers Lever Brothers was a British manufacturing company founded in 1885 by two brothers: William Hesketh Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme (1851–1925), and James Darcy Lever (1854–1916). They invested in and successfully promoted a new soap-making p .... In 1926 it established the Ekwangatana coffee plantations. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Likati River
Likati River is a river of northern Democratic Republic of the Congo, a tributary of the Itimbiri River. It flows through Aketi Territory in Bas-Uele District. It was referenced in Congo Shadows by John B. Franz. At Libongo, northwest of the town of Likati, the river is crossed by a mixed-use road and railway bridge. As of 2014 the bridge was defective and dangerous for road users. The railway, now defunct, was a branch of the Vicicongo line Chemins de fer des Uele (Uele Railways or Vicicongo line) is a narrow-gauge line in the north east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was built between 1924 and 1937 as a portage railway bypassing Congo River rapids. Route The line runs ... built by the '' Société des Chemins de Fer Vicinaux du Congo''. References Sources * Rivers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo {{DRCongo-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Itimbiri River
The Itimbiri River is a right tributary of the Congo River, which it joins above Bumba. At one time it was important as a navigable waterway for transporting good from the northeast of the country down to the Congo. Course The Itimbiri River originates in Bas-Uélé, then flows through Mongala, and in its lower reaches defines the border between Mongala and Tshopo. The Itimbiri is formed by the confluence of the Rubi River and the Likati River. The Rubi River originates in the east of Bas-Uélé and flows west through Buta. The Likati River originates to the west, then flows through Likati and southeast to join the Rubi. Likati lies to the south of Bondo on the Uele River. The Itimbiri flows in a general southwest direction. Water volumes range from , with the main flood in November and a secondary flood in August, and lowest water in February or early March. The river is very winding and generally has a sandy bottom, apart from the section upstream from Ibembo, where the b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ibembo
Ibembo is a village on the Itimbiri River in the Tshopo Tshopo is one of the 21 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. It is situated in the north central part of the country on the Tshopo River, for which it is named. Tshopo, Bas-Uele, Haut-Ue ... province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. History Ibembo was among the posts founded in 1890 by a Belgian expedition led by Léon Roget. Joseph Duvivier was placed in charge. Later, Ibembo was connected to Buta and Djabir by a railway track. Jacques Mbali, Bishop of Buta, was born in Ibembo in 1921. Notes Sources * * * {{DEFAULTSORT: Populated places in Tshopo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bondo, Democratic Republic Of The Congo
Bondo (formerly Djabir) is a town in north-central Democratic Republic of the Congo, in Bas-Uele Province, about 200 km north-west of Buta. Bondo lies mainly on the north bank of the Uele River. As of 2009 it had an estimated population of 19,601. Transport A branch line of the now-defunct Vicicongo narrow gauge railway built by the ''Société des Chemins de Fer Vicinaux du Congo'' terminates on the south bank. The railway branch line from Komba via Likati and Libogo Libongo or Libogo is a village in the Bas-Uélé province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was a stop on the defunct Vicicongo line, a railway. Location Libongo is in the Aketi Territory of Bas-Uélé. It is at an elevation of about . ... was made by the Belgian state in 1927–1928. The town has a 1300m airstrip, but is relatively inaccessible by other means as it is served only by earth tracks impassable after heavy rain. River crossings on Uele is made by canoes. Navigation on the Uele i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Leclercq , names sometimes translated to English as "Louis"
{{disambiguation ...
Louis may refer to: * Louis (coin) * Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name * Louis (surname) * Louis (singer), Serbian singer * HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy See also Derived or associated terms * Lewis (other) * Louie (other) * Luis (other) * Louise (other) * Louisville (other) * Louis Cruise Lines * Louis dressing, for salad * Louis Quinze, design style Associated names * * Chlodwig, the origin of the name Ludwig, which is translated to English as "Louis" * Ladislav and László - names sometimes erroneously associated with "Louis" * Ludovic, Ludwig, Ludwick, Ludwik Ludwik () is a Polish given name. Notable people with the name include: * Ludwik Czyżewski, Polish WWII general * Ludwik Fleck (1896–1961), Polish medical doctor and biologist * Ludwik Gintel (1899–1973), Polish-Israeli Olympic soccer player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bomane
Bomane is a village on the Aruwimi River in the Tshopo province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Bomane was among the posts founded in 1889–1890 by a Belgian expedition led by Léon Roget. Jules Alexandre Milz Jules Alexandre Milz (10 September 1861 – 1 October 1902) was a Belgian soldier who was active in exploring the northeast of the Congo Free State. He traveled extensively in Uele District, where he resolved the question of whether the Uele River ... was placed in charge. Notes Sources * * {{DEFAULTSORT: Populated places in Tshopo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aruwimi-Uele District
Aruwimi District (french: District de l'Aruwimi, nl, District Aruwimi) was a district of the Congo Free State and Belgian Congo. It went through various changes in extent before being absorbed into other districts. Congo Free State Article 3 of the decree of 16 April 1887 provided for the Congo Free State to be divided into administrative districts headed by district commissioners, assisted by one or more deputies. The decree of 1 August 1888 divided the Congo Free State into eleven districts, including Aruwimi-Uele District with its headquarters in Basoko. A map of the Congo Free State in 1888 shows the district of Aruwimi and Ouellé covering the northeast of the colony, bordering Stanley Pool District to the south, Équateur District to the southwest and Oubandji and Ouellé District to the west. The borders of the district are mostly straight lines through unexplored territory. The name comes from the Aruwimi River, formed where the Ituri River flowing west from the Lake A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basoko
Basoko is a town on the Congo River in the Tshopo Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. As of 2009 it had an estimated population of 47,970. Notable people *George Grenfell George Grenfell (21 August 1849, in Sancreed, Cornwall – 1 July 1906, in Basoko, Congo Free State (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) was a Cornish missionary and explorer. Early years Grenfell was born at Sancreed, near Penzan ..., missionary References Populated places in Tshopo Communities on the Congo River {{DRC-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |