1915 in the Belgian Congo
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The following lists events that happened during 1915 in the Belgian Congo.
Incumbent
[edit]Events
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| Joseph Kasa-Vubu, first president of the Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville), is born in the village of Kuma-Dizi in the Mayombe district. | |
| Adolphe De Meulemeester is appointed Interim governor of Katanga Province.[1] | |
| 6 April | Belgians report that they have repelled a German attack north of Lake Kivu.[2] |
| August 1915 | Germans attack Saisi, 40 kilometres (25 mi) from Abercorn. Frederik-Valdemar Olsen sends a battalion under Gaston Heenen to defend Saisi.[3] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]Sources
[edit]- "Belgian Congo", Goulburn Evening Penny Post, NSW, 8 April 1915, retrieved 16 April 2021
- Lederer, A. (1968), Biographie Belge d'Outre-Mer (in French), vol. VI, Académie Royale des Sciences d'Outre-Mer, pp. col. 783–790, retrieved 28 January 2021
- Moeller de Laddersous, A. (7 July 1961), Biographie Belge D'Outre-mer (PDF), vol. VI, Academie Royale des Sciences D'Outremer, pp. col.727–732, retrieved 10 August 2020
