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Camille Van Den Plas
Camille Théodore Joseph Van den Plas (5 January 1850 – 15 March 1902) was a Belgian soldier, accountant and colonial administrator. He was active in establishing the intendancy in Congo Free State. Early years (1850–1884) Camille Théodore Joseph Van den Plas was born in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Brussels, Belgium on 5 January 1850. His parents were Pierre Joseph Van den Plas, a teacher at the Brussels Athénée, and Anne-Marie Holzemer. He studied at the Middle School of Saint-Josse-ten-Noode. Where he learned to speak and write French, Flemish, English and German. In 1865 he enlisted as a volunteer with the 8th Line Regiment. He was appointed sergeant in 1867 and sergeant major on 21 December 1868. On 31 December 1874 he left the army and then held several jobs as an accountant. First term in the Congo (1884–1887) On 1 April 1884 Van den Plas was hired as an agent by the International Association of the Congo. He left Liverpool on the ''Roquette'' on 17 April 1884, boun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernest Baert
Ernest Baert (12 August 1860 – 15 August 1894) was a Belgian soldier, explorer and colonial administrator who was active in the Congo Free State. Early years (1860–1885) Ernest Baert was born in Brussels on 12 August 1860. His parents were Polydore Baert and Emilie-Bernardine Duvieusart. He entered the Ecole Militaire on 4 December 1876. He was appointed second lieutenant on 22 December 1878 and assigned on 19 April 1881 to the 5th artillery regiment. He was seconded to the Military Cartographic Institute, and entered service with the International Association of the Congo on 16 June 1885. First Congo term (1885–1888) Baert embarked on 29 June 1885 at Antwerp on the ''Baltimore'' and arrived at Banana on 28 July 1885 He reached Vivi on 2 August 1885. He was assigned to the study of the Bas-Congo railway line, then assigned to the topographic brigade. He spent the first part of his term in the Bas-Congo. He was appointed to replace Willem Frans Van Kerckhoven at the Ban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tippu Tip
Tippu Tip, or Tippu Tib (1832 – June 14, 1905), real name Ḥamad ibn Muḥammad ibn Jumʿah ibn Rajab ibn Muḥammad ibn Saʿīd al Murjabī ( ar, حمد بن محمد بن جمعة بن رجب بن محمد بن سعيد المرجبي), was an Afro-Omani ivory and slave trader, explorer, governor and plantation owner. He worked for a succession of the sultans of Zanzibar and was the Sultan of Uterera, a short-lived state in Kasongo, Maniema ruled by himself and his son Sefu who was an Emir with local WaManyema. Tippu Tip traded in slaves for Zanzibar's clove plantations. As part of the large and lucrative trade, he led many trading expeditions into Central Africa, constructing profitable trading posts deep into the Congo Basin region and thus becoming the most well-known slave trader in Africa, supplying much of the world with black slaves. He also bought the ivory from WaManyema suppliers in Kasongo, the capital of the Sultanate of Utetera, and resold it for a prof ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1902 Deaths
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1850 Births
Year 185 ( CLXXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Lascivius and Atilius (or, less frequently, year 938 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 185 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Nobles of Britain demand that Emperor Commodus rescind all power given to Tigidius Perennis, who is eventually executed. * Publius Helvius Pertinax is made governor of Britain and quells a mutiny of the British Roman legions who wanted him to become emperor. The disgruntled usurpers go on to attempt to assassinate the governor. * Tigidius Perennis, his family and many others are executed for conspiring against Commodus. * Commodus drains Rome's treasury to put on gladiatorial spectacles and confiscates property to supp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ophthalmia
Ophthalmia (also called ophthalmitis) is inflammation of the eye. It results in congestion of the eyeball, often eye-watering, redness and swelling, itching and burning, and a general feeling of irritation under the eyelids. Ophthalmia can have different causes, such as infection from bacteria, viruses, fungi, or may result from a physical trauma to the eye, chemical irritation, and allergies. A bacteria infection can result in a mucus and ussecretion. Severe cases of ophthalmia can cause blindness if not treated, especially in newborns, who contract it from the environment in the womb. Treatments vary according to the nature of the cause, with minor irritations going away on their own. Types Types include sympathetic ophthalmia (inflammation of both eyes following trauma to one eye), gonococcal ophthalmia, trachoma or "Egyptian" ophthalmia, ophthalmia neonatorum (a conjunctivitis of the newborn due to either of the two previous pathogens), photophthalmia and actinic conjuncti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kasongo
Kasongo, also known as Piani Kasongo, is a town and a Territory, located in the Maniema Province of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Geography Kasongo lies east of the Lualaba River, northwest of its confluence with the Luama River, at an altitude of 2188 ft (666 m). Kasongos population is approximately 63,000. The town is served by Kasongo Airport. Kasongo is connected to the provincial capital Kindu by the 150 mile 'Kasongo Road' (a section of National Road 31 (N31)), however the journey takes two days due to the road's poor state.Congo rising from chaos, isolation - The Boston Globe Boston.com (2005-07-10). Retrieved on 2017-05-22. The City also lies on National Road 2 (N2) and Regional Road 629 (R629) Kasongo is part of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Théophile Wahis
Lieutenant-General Baron Théophile Wahis (; 27 April 1844–26 January 1921) was a Belgian soldier and colonial civil servant who served as Governor-General of the Congo Free State and, subsequently, the Belgian Congo for two terms between 1891 and 1912. He was the longest ruling of Belgian colonial governors. Career Théophile Wahis was born in Menen in West Flanders, Belgium, on 27 April 1844 to a military family. He entered the Belgian Army and studied at the Royal Military Academy in Brussels. During the Franco-Mexican War (1864–67), Wahis volunteered for service in the Belgian Legion sent to Mexico to fight alongside French and Imperial Mexican Forces. Wahis served with distinction in Mexico, returning to the Belgian military in 1867 but was frustrated by the lack of promotion. Through General Alfred van der Smissen, the former commander of the Belgian Legion in Mexico, Wahis was introduced to King Leopold II as a possible candidate for the King's private venture in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banana, Democratic Republic Of The Congo
Banana is a small seaport in the Kongo Central province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the Atlantic coast. The port is situated in Banana Creek, an inlet about 1 km wide on the north bank of the Congo River's mouth, separated from the ocean by a spit of land 3 km long and 100 to 400 m wide. The port is located on the creek side of the spit, which shelters it from the ocean. It is about 8 km south-east of Muanda to which it is connected by a paved road running along the coast. Facilities The port of Banana consists of one wharf of 75 m and depth 5.18 m, with two small cranes for cargo handling, and a few small jetties. The port has an oil terminal 4 km further upriver, to which tankers discharge while at anchor in the creek. The terminal has a quite separate road access east of Muanda. There are no major facilities in Banana apart from the port, since these are provided by the much larger town of Muanda, where the nearest airport is located. There is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manyanga
Manyanga was a staging post on the route from the coast to Léopoldville during the days of the Congo Free State. It was at the upper end of a navigable reach of the Congo River from Isangila, further downstream to the west. Above Manyanga goods had to be carried by land round the falls and rapids to Stanley Pool. Location The lower part of the Congo River below Stanley Pool first descends through the Livingstone Falls and rapids, then has a navigable section from Manyanga to Isangila, and then has further rapids and cataracts down to Matadi, from where it is navigable to the Atlantic Ocean. History In February 1881 Henry Morton Stanley heard rumours that English missionaries were planning to build a post in the region, and asked Louis Valcke to establish an International African Association (AIA) post at Isanghila before they did so. While Valcke continued to develop the Isanghila post, Stanley took the steamers '' En Avant'' and ''Royal'' up the navigable stretch of the river ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri Avaert
Henri Michel Eugène Avaert (4 October 1851 – 2 January 1923) was a Belgian soldier and colonial administrator in the Congo Free State. He was the second commander of the ''Force Publique'', the armed police. Early years (1851–1882) Henri Michel Eugène Avaert was born on 4 October 1851 in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Belgium. His parents were Richard-Joseph Avaert and Léocadie Monier. He attended school for army children, and joined the Belgian army on 6 September 1867. On 15 December 1873 he was appointed 2nd lieutenant in the infantry. He was seconded to the War Department on 25 December 1878. On 24 December 1879 he was promoted to lieutenant and assigned to the 5th line regiment. On 7 February 1882 he was authorized to enter the service of the International Association of the Congo. First term on the Congo (1882–1883) Avaert left Antwerp on 15 August 1882 with Camille Coquilhat, Émile Parfonry and the accountant Brunfaut, and reached Banana on 22 September 1882. The gro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Léon Roget
Léon Roget (21 June 1858 – 4 February 1909) was a Belgian soldier and colonial administrator who was active in the Congo Free State. He was the first commander of the ''Force Publique'', the armed force used to police the colony. __TOC__ Early years (1858–1886) Léon Roget was born in Brussels on 21 June 1858. His parents were Théodore Roget and Antoinette Meganck. He joined the army on 28 September 1873. He entered the Military School on 4 April 1876, and graduated with the rank of infantry second lieutenant on 4 June 1878. After serving for several years he entered the War School, where he studied for three years and graduated as ''adjoint d'état-major'' on 8 December 1885. Soon after he was promoted to staff captain. First Congo term (1886–1888) Roget was admitted to the service of the Congo Free State on 15 April 1886, and left for Africa on 28 June 1886. On 17 August 1886 he was appointed the first commander of the ''Force Publique''. During his first term of serv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boma, Democratic Republic Of The Congo
Boma is a port town on the Congo River, some upstream from the Atlantic Ocean, in the Kongo Central province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, adjacent to the border with Angola. It had an estimated population of 162,521 in 2012. Boma was the capital city of the Congo Free State and Belgian Congo (the modern Democratic Republic of the Congo) from 1 May 1886 to 1923, when the capital was moved to Léopoldville (since renamed Kinshasa). The port handles exports of tropical timber, bananas, cacao, and palm products. History Boma was founded by European merchants in the 16th century as an entrepôt, including for the slave trade. Trade was chiefly in the hands of Dutch merchants, but British, French and Portuguese firms also had factories there. No European power exercised sovereignty, though claims were from time to time put forward by Portugal. British explorer Henry Morton Stanley arrived here on 9 August 1877, after crossing Africa from east to west.Stanley, H.M. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
