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The following lists events that happened during 1950 in the Belgian Congo. Incumbents. Governor-general – Eugène Jungers; Events. Date Event
Prior to the creation of the Congo Free State, the International Association of the Congo (IAC) had signed treaties with over 300 native Congolese chiefs and in effect exercised sovereignty over a large area of the Congo Basin. The IAC was headquartered in Belgium and run by a committee under the presidency of Maximilien Strauch.
In popular music, Latin music such as rumba was introduced from Cuba in the 1930s and 1940s during the colonial era, and Latin music was played extensively in the Belgian Congo. In the 1950s, American jazz was also widely accepted as African jazz. In 1956, Franco formed OK Jazz (later renamed TPOK Jazz). [96]
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1890s • 1900s in the Congo Free State • 1910s in the Belgian Congo • 1920s • 1930s • 1940s • 1950s • 1960s in the Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) • 1960s in the Democratic Republic of the Congo • 1970s in Zaire • 1980s • 1990s • 1990s in the Democratic Republic of the Congo • 2000s
The Belgian Congo: The Stamps of the Belgian Congo. London: A.J.Sefi, 1925; Cock, Andre de. Le Congo Belge et ses marques postales, evaluation des cachets du Congo Belge. Antwerp: R-Editions, 1986 ISBN 9068120107 217p. Originally published in 1931. Du Four, Jean and Rene Goffin.
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The Belgian Congo, today the Democratic Republic of the Congo, highlighted on a map of Africa. Colonial rule in the Congo began in the late 19th century. King Leopold II of Belgium, frustrated by Belgium's lack of international power and prestige, attempted to persuade the Belgian government to support colonial expansion around the then-largely unexplored Congo Basin.