1886 in the Congo Free State

none April 2021 1886 The following lists events that happened during 1886 in the Congo Free State. Incumbent King – Leopold II of Belgium Administrator-General – Francis de Winton, then Camille Janssen Events Date Event April Camille Janssen replaces Francis de Winton as Administrator-General 3 September Administrator-general Camille Janssen defines nine districts in the colony, each headed by a district commissioner:Etat Indépendant du Congo 1886 194 Banana Boma Matadi Lukungu Léopoldville Kin-Chassa (Kinshasa?) Bangala Stanley-Falls Lubuku-Kassaï 22 November The Mission sui iuris of the Belgian Congo is established from territory taken from both the Apostolic Prefecture of Lower Congo (in Cubango, Angola) and the Apostolic Vicariate of Two Guineas (in Gabon) 27 December Compagnie du Congo pour le Commerce et l'Industrie (CCCI) is created, the first Belgian colonial society to be involved in exploration and exploitation of the Congo.Defauwes 14 See also Congo Free State History of the Democratic Republic of the Congo References 30em Sources http://www.dalhem.be/WEBSITE/_Download/PDFDivers/AlbertThys_Defauwes.pdf 2021-03-19 fr Defauwes Georges Albert Thys, de Dalhem au Congo https://web.archive.org/web/20160122132317/http://www.dalhem.be/WEBSITE/_Download/PDFDivers/AlbertThys_Defauwes.pdf 2016-01-22 http://www.kaowarsom.be/documents/BOC/BOEIC1885-86.pdf 2020-08-26 Etat Indépendant du Congo Bulletin Officiel 1886 1886 Congo Free State Congo Free State