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1955 in the Belgian Congo

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1955
in
the Belgian Congo

Decades:

The following lists events that happened during 1955 in the Belgian Congo.

Incumbent

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Events

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Date Event
Presbyterian Community in Kinshasa is founded in 1955 in Léopoldville by the American Presbyterian Congo Mission.
Université officielle du Congo et du Ruanda-Urundi (now the University of Lubumbashi]) is opened in Lubumbashi by the University of Liège .[1]
Football club AS Nika is founded in Kisangani.[2]
3 March Air Brousse is established as a private enterprise.[3]
20 April Jean Paelinck becomes governor of Kasaï province
1 October Antoine Lamborelle becomes governor of Kasaï province

See also

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References

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Sources

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  • Guttery, Ben R. (1998), Encyclopedia of African Airlines, Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, ISBN 0-7864-0495-7
  • Kubusch, Lars; Schöggl, Hans (2021), Congo-Kinshasa (DR Congo, Zaire) - Foundation Dates of Clubs, Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, retrieved 16 April 2021
  • Lubumbashi, Britannica, retrieved 7 July 2019