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List of Colonial Heads of Congo

Term	Incumbent	Notes
International Association of the Congo internationally recognised private estate of King Léopold II of the Belgians Leopold II of Belgium Leopold II was the second king of the Belgians. Born in Brussels the second son of Leopold I and Louise-Marie of Orléans, he succeeded his father to the throne on 17 December 1865 and remained king until his death.Leopold is chiefly remembered as the founder and sole owner of the Congo Free...
22 April 1884 to June 1884	Sir Frederic Goldsmid Frederic John Goldsmid Major-General Sir Frederic John Goldsmid KCSI, CB was a Major-General in British Army and East India Company, who also served the British government in various roles through the Middle East.-Life and career:Goldsmid was born at Milan, Italy in August 1818, the only son of Eliza Frances and Mr... , Administrator
22 April 1884 to 1 July 1885	Sir Francis Walter de Winton, Administrator-general
23 February 1885	Sovereign status of Congo recognised by the Berlin Conference
23 February 1885 to 1 July 1885	Maximilien Strauch, President of the International Association of the Congo
"Independent" Congo Free State Congo Free State The Congo Free State was a large area in Central Africa which was privately controlled by Leopold II, King of the Belgians. Its origins lay in Leopold's attracting scientific, and humanitarian backing for a non-governmental organization, the Association internationale africaine...
1 July 1885 to 1886	Sir Francis Walter de Winton, Administrator-general
1886 to 26 March 1887	Camille Janssen, Administrator-general
26 March 1887 to 1 March 1888	Camille Janssen, Governor-General
1 March 1888 to 1889	Hermann Ledeganck, acting Governor-General
1889 to 17 April 1891	Camille Janssen, Governor-General
17 April 1891 to 8 May 1891	Henri-Ernest Gondry, Governor
8 May 1891 to 26 August 1892	Camille-Aimé Coquilhat Camille-Aimé Coquilhat Camille-Aimé Coquilhat was a Belgian soldier, civil servant and governor-general of Congo Free State until his death on March 24th, 1892. The city Mbandaka, was during the Belgian colonial period named Coquilhatville. Coquilhat was born in Liège.-References:* * *... , Governor
26 August 1892 to 4 September 1896	Théophile Théodore Joseph Antoine, Baron Wahis Théophile Wahis Baron Théophile Wahis was a Belgian officer and civil servant.Born in Menen, Belgium, he started his career as Sub-Lieutenant and later Lieutenant General in the Belgian army. He participated in the expeditionary army which was sent to Mexico. Later he became Governor-General of Congo Free State... , Governor-General	1st Term
1896 to 1900	Émile Wangermée Émile Wangermée Émile Wangermée was a Belgian civil servant and governor-general of Congo Free State from 1896 until 1900.-References:* *... , acting Governor-General
4 September 1896 to 21 December 1900	Francis, Baron Dhanis Francis, Baron Dhanis Francis, Baron Dhanis was a Belgian civil servant born in London in 1861, the son of a Belgian merchant and of an Irish woman named Maher. He spent the first fourteen years of his life at Greenock, where he received his early education... , vice Governor-General
21 December 1900 to December 1900	Colonel Bartels Bartels -People:* Adolf Bartels , German journalist and poet* Adolph Heinrich Friedrich Bartels, mayor of Adelaide, Australia between 1871 and 1873* Carl Bernard Bartels , German/British sculptor... , acting Governor
1900 to 15 November 1908	Théophile Théodore Joseph Antoine, Baron Wahis Théophile Wahis Baron Théophile Wahis was a Belgian officer and civil servant.Born in Menen, Belgium, he started his career as Sub-Lieutenant and later Lieutenant General in the Belgian army. He participated in the expeditionary army which was sent to Mexico. Later he became Governor-General of Congo Free State... , Governor-General	2nd Term
Belgian Congo	annexed by Belgium
15 November 1908 to 1912	Théophile Théodore Joseph Antoine, Baron Wahis Théophile Wahis Baron Théophile Wahis was a Belgian officer and civil servant.Born in Menen, Belgium, he started his career as Sub-Lieutenant and later Lieutenant General in the Belgian army. He participated in the expeditionary army which was sent to Mexico. Later he became Governor-General of Congo Free State... , Governor-General
20 May 1912 to 5 January 1916	Félix Alexandre Fuchs, Governor-General	2nd Term
5 January 1916 to 30 January 1921	Eugène Joseph Mary Henry Eugène Henry Eugène Joseph Marie Henry was a Belgian civil servant and governor-general of Belgian Congo from 5 January 1916 until 30 January 1921.-References:*... , Governor-General
30 January 1921 to 24 January 1923	Maurice Eugène Auguste Lippens Maurice Lippens (governor) Maurice Eugène Auguste, Count Lippens , was governor of Belgian Congo from 30 January 1921 until 24 January 1923.... , Governor-General
24 January 1923 to 27 December 1927	Martin Joseph Marie René Rutten Martin Rutten Martin Joseph Marie René Rutten was a Belgian civil servant and governor-general of Belgian Congo from 24 January 1923 until 27 December 1927.-References:* *... , Governor-General
27 December 1927 to 14 September 1934	Auguste Constant Tilkens Auguste Tilkens Auguste Constant Tilkens was a Belgian civil servant and governor-general of Belgian Congo from 27 December 1927 until 14 September 1934.-References:* *... , Governor-General
14 September 1934 to 31 December 1946	Pierre Ryckmans, Governor-General
31 December 1946 to 1 January 1952	Eugène Jacques Pierre Louis Jungers Eugène Jungers Eugène Jacques Pierre Louis Jungers was Governor-General of the League of Nations Mandate of Ruanda-Urundi from 1932 to 1946, and of the Belgian Congo from 1946 to 1951.- Early life :... , Governor-General
1 January 1952 to 12 July 1958	Léon Pétillon Léon Pétillon Léon Antoine Marie Pétillon was a Belgian civil servant and governor-general of Belgian Congo from 1 January 1952 until 12 July 1958.-References:* *... , Governor-General
12 July 1958 to 30 June 1960	Henri Cornelis Henri Cornelis Henri Arthur Adolf Marie Christopher Cornelis was a Belgian civil servant and the last governor-general of Belgian Congo from 12 July 1958 until 30 June 1960. He was succeeded on 1 July 1960 by Joseph Kasavubu, the first President of independent Congo. -References:* *... , Governor-General
1 July 1960	Independence as Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) The Republic of the Congo was an independent republic established following the independence granted to the former colony of the Belgian Congo in 1960...

For continuation after independence, see: List of heads of state of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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http://www.rulers.org/rulc3.html#congo_kinshasa

African States and Rulers, John Stewart, McFarland
http://web.archive.org/web/20090730200509/http://geocities.com/CapitolHill/Rotunda/2209/Belgian_Congo.html

List of Colonial Heads of Congo

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