1947 in the Belgian Congo

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The following lists events that happened during 1947 in the Belgian Congo.

Incumbents

Events

Date Event
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

References

  1. ^ a b c Bruneau 2009, p. 8.
  2. ^ Congo (Kinshasa) Provinces.

Sources

  • 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