Émile Antoine Marie Wangermée (1855–1924) was a
Belgian civil servant
The civil service is a collective term for a sector of government composed mainly of career civil service personnel hired rather than elected, whose institutional tenure typically survives transitions of political leadership. A civil service offic ...
and
vice governor-general of
Congo Free State
The Congo Free State, also known as the Independent State of the Congo (), was a large Sovereign state, state and absolute monarchy in Central Africa from 1885 to 1908. It was privately owned by Leopold II of Belgium, King Leopold II, the const ...
from 11 April 1897 until December 1897.
Wangermée was Representative of the
Comité Spécial du Katanga
The Special Committee of Katanga (, or CSK) was a parastatal body created in 1900 by the Congo Free State and the Compagnie du Katanga. At first it was responsible for administering the huge Katanga Province on behalf of the Free State and for ex ...
(CSK), effectively governor of
Katanga, from 26 July 1906 until 1908, when he was replaced by
Léon Tonneau (1863–1919).
He was again CSK Representative from 1909 to 1 September 1910, when he became governor of Katanga, holding office until 21 March 1917.
He was replaced by
Charles Tombeur
Lieutenant General Charles Tombeur, 1st Baron of Tabora (4 May 1867 – 2 December 1947) was a Belgian military officer and colonial civil servant. As well as holding several major administrative positions in the Belgian Congo, he is particularl ...
.
Notes
Archive Émile Wangermée Royal Museum for Central Africa
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1855 births
1924 deaths
Belgian colonial administrators
Congo Free State officials
20th-century Belgian people
19th-century Belgian civil servants
Governors of Katanga Province
Governors of provinces of the Belgian Congo
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