1848 - 1939
Alphonse van Gèle Military
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| Birthday |
25th April, 1848
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| Birthplace |
Brussels, Belgium
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| Died |
23rd February, 1939
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| Place of Death |
Brussels, Belgium
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| Zodiac Sign |
Taurus
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| Occupation Text |
Colonial soldier, explorer, administrator
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| Occupation |
Military
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Alphonse van Gèle, also written van Gele or Vangele (25 April 1848 – 23 February 1939), was a Belgian soldier who served as the Vice-Governor General of the Congo Free State from December 1897 until January 1899. He established the Equator Station, or Station de l’Équateur, today Mbandaka, and concluded a treaty with the powerful Zanzibar trader Tippu Tip at the Stanley Falls station, today Kisangani. He is known for having confirmed that the Uele River was the upper part of the Ubangi River.
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