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1893 in the Congo Free State
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1893
The following lists events that happened during 1893 in the Congo Free State.
Incumbent
King – Leopold II of Belgium
Governor-general – Théophile Wahis
Events
March
Date Event4 March Congo Free State forces under Francis Dhanis take control of a key river city Nyangwe after a 6-week standoff that devastated the city. Of the 1000 original buildings in the city, only one remained standing.Edgerton 2002 102–104 1 April Léon Fiévez becomes commissioner of the District of Équateur.Lufungula 1986
See also
Congo Free State
History of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
References
30em
Sources
The Troubled Heart of Africa: A History of the Congo
Edgerton Robert B. 2002 St. Martin's Press New York 0-312-30486-2 https://archive.org/details/troubledheartofa00edge
Les gouverneurs de l'Équateur, 1885 - 1960
Lufungula Lewono Annales Aequatoria 7 1986 149–166 Honoré Vinck 25836402
1893
Congo Free State
Congo Free State