1953 in the Belgian Congo

The following lists events that happened during 1953 in the Belgian Congo.

1953
in
the Belgian Congo

Decades:

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Events edit

Date Event
13 March Luc Breuls de Tiecken (b. 1900) becomes governor of Orientale Province.[1]
24 March Apostolic Prefecture of Mweka is created on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Luluabourg
24 March Apostolic Vicariate of Kabinda is created from the Apostolic Vicariate of Luluabourg
29 June Apostolic Vicariate of Inongo is established from the Apostolic Vicariate of Léopoldville

See also edit

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Sources edit

  • "Congo (Kinshasa) Provinces", Rulers.org, retrieved 5 August 2020