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1937 in the Belgian Congo

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1937
in
the Belgian Congo

Decades:

The following lists events that happened during 1937 in the Belgian Congo.

Incumbents

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Events

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Date Event
Stade Cardinal Malula is opened in Léopoldville (Kinshasa).
January Société des Chemins de Fer Vicinaux du Congo opens the line from Isiro to Penge
22 February Apostolic Prefecture of Lolo is created from the Apostolic Vicariate of Buta
13 April Apostolic Prefecture of Ipamu is created from the Apostolic Vicariate of Upper Kasai and Apostolic Vicariate of Koango
30 August Mpinga Kasenda, future prime minister of Zaire, is born in Tshilomba, Kasaï Province.
28 September The first train reaches the station at Mungbere on the Vicicongo line.[1]
1 October Société des Chemins de Fer Vicinaux du Congo formally opens the line from Penge to Mungbere
4 October St. Albert College (Boboto College) opens in Gombe, Kinshasa.

See also

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References

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Sources

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  • Omasombo Tshonda, Jean (2014), Bas-Uele Pouvoirs locaux et économie agricole : héritages d’un passé brouillé (PDF) (in French), Musée royal de l’Afrique centrale, ISBN 978-9-4916-1586-3, retrieved 30 August 2020