1956 in the Belgian Congo

The following lists events that happened during 1956 in the Belgian Congo.

Incumbent Governor-general – Léo Pétillon

Events

Date Event South Kivu Sugar Refinery is founded in Kiliba, South Kivu. Alphonse De Valkeneer is appointed acting governor of the province of Équateur. January Jean Paelinck (1906–1961) is appointed governor of Katanga Province. 20 February Bruno Tshibala, future prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is born in Gandajika. June OK Jazz, later renamed TPOK Jazz, is formed in Léopoldville (now Kinshasa).

See also

Belgian Congo History of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

References

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