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Belgika
'La Belgika was a trading company that was active in the Congo Free State and the Belgian Congo. It produced, processed and exported commodities such as rubber, palm oil and coffee, and imported basic goods needed by the local people, which it sold in a network of stores. Foundation The limited partnership ''Vandenvinne et cie'' was founded on 15 November 1894. It had an initial capital of 150,000 francs. In 1896 it was renamed ''Comptoir d'exportation et d'importation Belgika'', and on 20 June 1899 it took the name ''Belgika, comptoir colonial''. The administrative headquarters were in Brussels and the operational headquarters in Stanleyville (Kisangani). Activities The company was mainly active in the eastern Congo. It engaged in farming and livestock, and had coffee, rubber and oil palm plantations, including of rubber trees on Ile Bertha and of rubber trees in Kibombo. It processed and exported coffee, rubber, palm oil, rice and cotton. The company ran stores were it sold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodolphe Dufour
Rodolphe Dufour was a Belgian colonial administrator. From 1933 to 1940 he was commissioner (governor) of the Orientale Province. Life Dufour was commissaire general at Elisabethville, acting for the governor who was absent in 1929 and 1930. In 1931 he was interim governor of Katanga Province. Dufour succeeded Alfred Alphonse Moeller (1889–1971) as commissioner of Stanleyville Province, the new name for Orientale Province. He held office from 1 October 1933 to 18 November 1940. In December 1934 Dufour wrote to the General Governor at Leopoldville about occupation of the Beni Territory (in what is now North Kivu), with attached letters and reports that led to a decision in favor of a military occupation. In 1938 Dufour was responsible for a serious automobile accident and was forced to pay a large fine by the Léopoldville court of appeal. In the late 1930s Dufour was the target of concerted and virulent attacks from La Belgika and the Kilo-Moto Gold Mines delivered by their in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |