The following lists events that happened during 1886 in the Congo Free State.
Incumbent King – Leopold II of Belgium Administrator-General – Francis de Winton, then Camille Janssen
Events
Date Event April Camille Janssen replaces Francis de Winton as Administrator-General 3 September Administrator-general Camille Janssen defines nine districts in the colony, each headed by a district commissioner: 22 November The Mission sui iuris of the Belgian Congo is established from territory taken from both the Apostolic Prefecture of Lower Congo (in Cubango, Angola) and the Apostolic Vicariate of Two Guineas (in Gabon) 27 December Compagnie du Congo pour le Commerce et l'Industrie (CCCI) is created, the first Belgian colonial society to be involved in exploration and exploitation of the Congo.
See also
Congo Free State History of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
References
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