1931 in the Belgian Congo

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1931
in
the Belgian Congo

Decades:

The following lists events that happened during 1931 in the Belgian Congo.

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Events[edit]

Date Event
Orgaman Group, a food production and distribution company, is founded.[1]
L'Écho du Katanga is founded.[2]
Rodolphe Dufour is appointed interim governor of Katanga Province.[3]
3 January Mission sui juris of Bikoro is established
1 April Apostolic Vicariate of Kisantu formed from part of the Apostolic Vicariate of Koango
1 July Société des Chemins de Fer Vicinaux du Congo opens the line from Komba to Buta
September Louis Postiaux (1882–1948) is appointed governor and deputy governor-general of Katanga Province.[4]
21 November First section of the Kivu Railway is inaugurated.[5]

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Sources[edit]

  • Archives d’Auguste Verbeken – HA.01.0192 (PDF), Tervuren: Musée royal de l’Afrique centrale, retrieved 12 August 2020
  • Ballong, Stéphane (27 May 2014), "RD Congo : le ras-le-bol fiscal des patrons", Jeune Afrique, retrieved 25 December 2016
  • "Congo (Kinshasa) Provinces", Rulers.org, retrieved 5 August 2020
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