1888 in the Congo Free State

none April 2021 1888 The following lists events that happened during 1888 in the Congo Free State. Incumbent King – Leopold II of Belgium Governor-general – Camille Janssen Events Date Event Dekese, Kasaï Province, is founded by Alexandre Delcommune around 1888.Bekina 2010 19 31 January Herman Ledeganck is appointed vice-governor-general March Léopoldville shipyards, organized by Charles Liebrechts, launch the Roi des Belges on the upper Congo River for the Compagnie du Congo pour le Commerce et l'Industrie (CCCI).Moulaert 1952 11 May The Mission sui iuris of the Belgian Congo is promoted as the Apostolic Vicariate of Belgian Congo 10 December Société anonyme belge pour le commerce du Haut-Congo (SAB) is founded.Plas Pourbaix 1899 113 30 December Order of the African Star is established by Leopold II of Belgium See also Congo Free State History of the Democratic Republic of the Congo References 30em Sources https://books.google.com/books?id=xVK2LufEghUC&pg=PA19 Bekina L'évangélisation du Mai-Ndombe au Congo-Kinshasa: histoire, difficultés présentes et inculturation French Jacques Mpia Editions L'Harmattan 2010 978-2-296-12452-3 http://www.kaowarsom.be/nl/notices_liebrechts_charles_adolphe_marie 2020-09-10 LIEBRECHTS (Charles Adolphe Marie) fr Moulaert G. Inst. roy. colon. belge Biographie Coloniale Belge III col. 556-56 12 February 1952 https://www.droitcongolais.info/files/stes-commerciales-et-syst.-economique.pdf 2021-03-19 Plas J. Pourbaix Victor Les Sociétés Commerciales Belges de l'État Indépendant du Congo Brussels 1899 1888 Congo Free State Congo Free State