1926 in the Belgian Congo

The following lists events that happened during 1926 in the Belgian Congo.

1926
in
the Belgian Congo

Decades:
  • 1900s
  • 1910s
  • 1920s
  • 1930s
  • 1940s

Incumbents

Events

DateEvent
Capital of the colony moves from Boma to Léopoldville, some 300 kilometres (190 mi) upstream.
July Société des Chemins de Fer Vicinaux du Congo open the line from Aketi to Komba
16 July Évariste Kimba, future prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is born in Nsaka, Bukama Territory, Katanga Province.
9 October Alfred Moeller de Laddersous becomes governor and deputy governor-general of Orientale Province.

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