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Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza and the Exploration of Central Africa – Part 4/4 - Administrator and Investigator

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In the conclusion of our series, Brazza spends more than a decade as an administrator in Africa. He will then return to the Congo one final time, in 1905, to investigate the accusations of abuses against the native peoples.

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People and Places

  • Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza - Born in Italy, but educated in France. Would join the French navy, and become interested in exploring Africa.
  • Ogowe River (often spelled Ogooué or Ogoway) - River in central Africa that Brazza would explore.
  • Congo River - River in central Africa.
  • Livingstone Falls - 220 mile stretch on the Congo filled with rapids and waterfalls. Impassable for most river craft.
  • Malamine Camara - Senegalese marine who would be Brazza's most trusted and capable comrade.
  • Noël Ballay - Doctor on Brazza's first and second expedition to Africa.
  • Charles de Chavannes - Friend and colleague of Brazza's in Africa.
  • Thérèse de Chambrun - Wife of Brazza.
  • Libreville - French outpost in what is modern-day Gabon.
  • Francheville - Outpost established by Brazza at the confluence of the Ogowe and Passa rivers.
  • Brazzaville - Outpost established by Brazza at the top of Livingstone Falls. Opposite the city of Leopoldville (now Kinshasha).
  • Alima River - Tributary of the Congo. Controlled by the Bobangi people.
  • Passa River - Tributary of the Ogowe. Location of Francheville.
  • King Leopold II of Belgium - Monarch who wanted to take control of the Congo basin.
  • Henry Morton Stanley - African explorer and journalist. Had crossed the continent and mapped the Congo River.
  • Makoko - Important Bateke chief who would sign treaty with Brazza.

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