1947 in the Belgian Congo
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The following lists events that happened during 1947 in the Belgian Congo.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
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| Sylvestre Ilunga, future prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is born in Katanga Province. | |
| Our Lady of the Congo Cathedral is built in Kinshasa | |
| The photographic agency Congopresse is founded. | |
| Costermansville Province is renamed Kivu Province.[1] | |
| Coquihatville Province returns to the name Équateur/Evenaar.[1] | |
| Stanleyville Province returns to the name Orientale Province.[1] | |
| Léon A. Hofkens becomes governor of Kasaï province.[2] | |
| 23 March | Louis Alphonse Koyagialo, future prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is born in Yakoma. |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Bruneau 2009, p. 8.
- ^ Congo (Kinshasa) Provinces.
Sources
[edit]- Bruneau, Jean-Claude (30 June 2009), "Les nouvelles provinces de la République Démocratique du Congo : construction territoriale et ethnicités", L'Espace Politique, 7 (2009–1), doi:10.4000/espacepolitique.1296, retrieved 8 August 2020
- "Congo (Kinshasa) Provinces", Rulers.org, retrieved 5 August 2020
