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Lac Léopold II District

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301: 325: 313: 337: 38: 50: 278:. The district in 1955–1957 was essentially the same as the current Mai-Ndombe Province. It bordered the French possessions to the east, Kwango and Kwilu districts to the south, Kasai District to the west, and Tshuapa and Equateur districts to the north. The area was 127,200 square kilometres (49,100 sq mi) out of a total of 357,700 square kilometres (138,100 sq mi) for Leopoldville province as a whole. 259:. The situation was gradually brought under control, and by mid-March the district was generally calm. The whole Dengese territory was occupied until December 1932, and occupations of Gandeole, Ikongolo, Tshiki and Gele in the Dengese area continued until December 1934. Factors that had contributed to the revolt included the arrival of newcomers from the 244:. There were police actions and occupations in 1927, and the authorities ordered complete disarmament of the population. Police actions continued in 1928, and at the start of 1929 the territory was subject to general occupation. In August 1931 an administrator was ambushed by 229:. The district surrounds Lac Léopold II, and extends in a rectangular area along the whole length of the Lukenie River to the east. The Lokoro River is not shown. The western portion, previously part of the 193:, on the northeast shore of the lake. At its greatest extent between 1914 and 1933 the district extended west from the lake to the Congo River. To the east it extended along the whole length of the 252:
and Bankutshu. 15 of the attackers were killed before they withdrew after killing one soldier and wounding another. A massive military operation was ordered in response, but incidents continued.
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In 1895 the number of the districts in the Congo Free State was increased to fifteen, including Lac Léopold II District. The district had been carved out of the north of
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During the reorganization of 1933 a portion in the east was removed from Lac Léopold II District and added to
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to the east, the use of force to compel labor on the cotton plantations, and the economic downturn of 1931.
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Resistance combined passive disobedience such as refusal to pay taxes and active attacks such as arson in
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Nollet, Veerle (2003), "Conflict and Subversion in the Central Congo between 1920 and 1940",
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Mongala : Jonction des territoires et bastion d'une identité supra-ethnique
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The period between 1927 and 1933 was unsettled, particularly in the
202: 389: 387: 385: 383: 190: 399: 411: 380: 274:. The smaller Lac Léopold II District was part of the new 459: 435: 483: 471: 447: 423: 629: 505: 393: 633:Histoire du District du Lac Léopold II, 1895-1960 507:Atlas général du Congo / Algemene atlas van Congo 364:Districts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo 650: 591: 565: 417: 405: 233:, was added to Lac Léopold II District in 1914. 240:in the east of the district on the border with 201:in the south up to the border of the present 42:View of a corner of Lake Leopold II c. 1888 306:Districts of the Congo Free State in 1895 281:In the 1960s the province was renamed to 669:Districts of Équateur (former province) 651: 545: 465: 453: 441: 429: 601:, Musée royal de l’Afrique centrale, 572:, Musée royal de l’Afrique centrale, 520: 489: 477: 177:, which drains to the west along the 197:in the north, and along most of the 189:. The district seat was the town of 16:District in Équateur, Belgian Congo 13: 622: 521:Brass, William (8 December 2015), 342:Mai-Ndombe province location today 14: 685: 659:Districts of the Congo Free State 354:Districts of the Congo Free State 169:The district takes its name from 335: 323: 311: 299: 285:and the district was renamed to 185:, a major left tributary of the 155:Democratic Republic of the Congo 48: 36: 592:Omasombo Tshonda, Jean (2015), 566:Omasombo Tshonda, Jean (2014), 674:Districts of Bandundu Province 664:Districts of the Belgian Congo 527:, Princeton University Press, 359:Districts of the Belgian Congo 1: 524:Demography of Tropical Africa 374: 330:1933 provinces and districts 318:1926 provinces and districts 7: 630:Monyawangere Bonjo (1982), 347: 164: 10: 690: 498: 208: 135:District du Lac Léopold II 114: 102: 94: 59: 47: 35: 28: 21: 145:) was a district of the 143:District Leopold II Meer 554:, Honoré Vinck: 77–96, 292: 227:Lualaba Kassai District 127:Lac Léopold II District 23:Lac Léopold II District 394:Atlas général du Congo 142: 134: 79:1.925490°S 18.288628°E 418:Omasombo Tshonda 2015 406:Omasombo Tshonda 2014 276:Léopoldville Province 219:Stanley Pool District 231:Moyen-Congo District 84:-1.925490; 18.288628 369:Mai-Ndombe District 287:Mai-Ndombe District 159:Mai-Ndombe Province 75: /  54:Mai-Ndombe District 636:(in French), CEEBA 548:Annales Aequatoria 272:Bas-Congo District 608:978-9-4922-4416-1 579:978-9-4916-1586-3 534:978-1-4008-7714-0 468:, pp. 89–90. 444:, pp. 87–88. 283:Bandundu Province 238:Dengese Territory 225:and north of the 223:Équateur District 124: 123: 681: 644: 643: 641: 617: 616: 615: 600: 588: 587: 586: 562: 544: 543: 541: 517: 493: 487: 481: 475: 469: 463: 457: 451: 445: 439: 433: 427: 421: 415: 409: 403: 397: 391: 339: 327: 315: 303: 261:Sankuru District 242:Sankuru District 147:Congo Free State 90: 89: 87: 86: 85: 80: 76: 73: 72: 71: 68: 52: 40: 19: 18: 689: 688: 684: 683: 682: 680: 679: 678: 649: 648: 647: 639: 637: 625: 623:Further reading 620: 613: 611: 609: 598: 584: 582: 580: 539: 537: 535: 501: 496: 488: 484: 476: 472: 464: 460: 452: 448: 440: 436: 428: 424: 416: 412: 404: 400: 392: 381: 377: 350: 343: 340: 331: 328: 319: 316: 307: 304: 295: 248:helped by some 221:, south of the 211: 175:Lake Mai-Ndombe 173:, today called 167: 83: 81: 77: 74: 69: 66: 64: 62: 61: 55: 43: 31: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 687: 677: 676: 671: 666: 661: 646: 645: 626: 624: 621: 619: 618: 607: 589: 578: 563: 533: 518: 502: 500: 497: 495: 494: 492:, p. 254. 482: 480:, p. 243. 470: 458: 446: 434: 422: 410: 408:, p. 211. 398: 378: 376: 373: 372: 371: 366: 361: 356: 349: 346: 345: 344: 341: 334: 332: 329: 322: 320: 317: 310: 308: 305: 298: 294: 291: 268:Kasaï District 215:Kasai District 210: 207: 171:Lac Léopold II 166: 163: 122: 121: 120:Lac Léopold II 118: 112: 111: 106: 100: 99: 96: 92: 91: 57: 56: 53: 45: 44: 41: 33: 32: 29: 26: 25: 22: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 686: 675: 672: 670: 667: 665: 662: 660: 657: 656: 654: 635: 634: 628: 627: 610: 604: 597: 596: 590: 581: 575: 571: 570: 564: 561: 557: 553: 549: 536: 530: 526: 525: 519: 516: 512: 508: 504: 503: 491: 486: 479: 474: 467: 462: 456:, p. 89. 455: 450: 443: 438: 432:, p. 87. 431: 426: 420:, p. 16. 419: 414: 407: 402: 395: 390: 388: 386: 384: 379: 370: 367: 365: 362: 360: 357: 355: 352: 351: 338: 333: 326: 321: 314: 309: 302: 297: 296: 290: 288: 284: 279: 277: 273: 269: 264: 262: 258: 253: 251: 247: 243: 239: 234: 232: 228: 224: 220: 216: 206: 204: 200: 199:Lukenie River 196: 192: 188: 184: 180: 176: 172: 162: 160: 156: 152: 151:Belgian Congo 148: 144: 140: 136: 132: 128: 119: 117: 113: 110: 107: 105: 101: 98:Belgian Congo 97: 93: 88: 60:Coordinates: 58: 51: 46: 39: 34: 27: 20: 638:, retrieved 632: 612:, retrieved 594: 583:, retrieved 568: 551: 547: 538:, retrieved 523: 506: 485: 473: 461: 449: 437: 425: 413: 401: 280: 265: 254: 235: 212: 195:Lokoro River 168: 126: 125: 466:Nollet 2003 454:Nollet 2003 442:Nollet 2003 430:Nollet 2003 187:Congo River 183:Kasai River 82: / 653:Categories 614:2020-08-18 585:2020-08-26 490:Brass 2015 478:Brass 2015 375:References 205:province. 179:Fimi River 70:18°17′19″E 640:19 August 540:20 August 515:681334449 67:1°55′32″S 569:Bas-Uele 560:25836808 348:See also 181:to the 165:Location 116:District 109:Équateur 104:Province 30:District 499:Sources 250:Bapende 246:Dengese 209:History 203:Sankuru 95:Country 605:  576:  558:  531:  513:  191:Inongo 131:French 599:(PDF) 556:JSTOR 139:Dutch 642:2020 603:ISBN 574:ISBN 542:2020 529:ISBN 511:OCLC 293:Maps 257:Dija 153:and 655:: 552:24 550:, 382:^ 289:. 161:. 149:, 141:: 137:, 133:: 396:. 129:(

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View of a corner of Lake Leopold II c. 1888
Mai-Ndombe District
1°55′32″S 18°17′19″E / 1.925490°S 18.288628°E / -1.925490; 18.288628
Province
Équateur
District
French
Dutch
Congo Free State
Belgian Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mai-Ndombe Province
Lac Léopold II
Lake Mai-Ndombe
Fimi River
Kasai River
Congo River
Inongo
Lokoro River
Lukenie River
Sankuru
Kasai District
Stanley Pool District
Équateur District
Lualaba Kassai District
Moyen-Congo District
Dengese Territory
Sankuru District
Dengese
Bapende

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