1890 in the Congo Free State

none April 2021 1890 The following lists events that happened during 1890 in the Congo Free State. Incumbent King – Leopold II of Belgium Governor-general – Camille Coquilhat Events Date Event Camille Coquilhat takes office as vice governor-general Lusambo is chosen by Paul Le Marinel as the main Belgian base in the Kasaï region to defend against the threat of Arab or Swahili traders in slaves and ivory who were encroaching from the east.De Coster 1997 September The Compagnie du Congo pour le Commerce et l'Industrie (CCCI) sends an expeditionary force named the Compagnie du Katanga under Alexandre Delcommune to Katanga.Yav 1990 132 See also Congo Free State History of the Democratic Republic of the Congo References 30em Sources http://www.ethesis.net/katanga/katanga_hfst_7.htm#blad13 De eerste Europese ontdekkingsreizen in Katanga 1797-1897 Pieter De Coster nl Biografie van Paul Le Marinel 1997 https://books.google.com/books?id=wgwa-96Sm1QC&pg=PA132 Yav History from below: the Vocabulary of Elisabethville by André Yav : texts, translation, and interpretive essay André John Benjamins Publishing Company 1990 90-272-5227-0 1890 Congo Free State Congo Free State