Charles Tombeur
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Charles Tombeur was a Belgian general who commanded the Force Publique
in the Belgian Congo
during the First World War. He captured Tabora
after some heavy fighting.
In 1916 he was made Military Governor of the Belgian Occupied East African Territories.
Force Publique
The Force Publique , French for "Public Force", was both a gendarmerie and a military force in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 1885, , through the period of direct Belgian colonial rule...
in the Belgian Congo
Belgian Congo
The Belgian Congo was the formal title of present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo between King Leopold II's formal relinquishment of his personal control over the state to Belgium on 15 November 1908, and Congolese independence on 30 June 1960.-Congo Free State, 1884–1908:Until the latter...
during the First World War. He captured Tabora
Tabora
Tabora is the capital city of Tanzania's Tabora Region with a population of 127,880 . Tabora region is one of the largest geographical regions of Tanzania.- History :...
after some heavy fighting.
In 1916 he was made Military Governor of the Belgian Occupied East African Territories.