1902 in the Congo Free State

← 1901 1900 1899 1902 in the Congo Free State → 1903 1904 1905
Decades:	1880s 1890s 1900s

The following lists events that happened during 1902 in the Congo Free State.

Incumbent

• King – Leopold II of Belgium
• Governor-general – Théophile Wahis

Events

Date	Event
	Compagnie Industrielle et de Transports au Stanley Pool (CITAS) is incorporated, based in Léopoldville.[1]
4 January	Compagnie du chemin de fer du Congo supérieur aux Grands Lacs africains (CFL) is granted a concession for four lines in the eastern Congo.[2]
11 March	Comité Spécial du Katanga (CSK) creates the Compagnie de Chemin de fer du Katanga (CFK).[3][4]
25 December	Félix Fuchs is appointed acting governor-general

See also

• Congo Free State
• History of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

References

1. Compagnie Industrielle ... Africa Museum.
2. N. d. I. R. 1904, p. 444.
3. BCK - KDL.
4. Les Compagnies ferroviaires ... Congo Poste.

Sources

• BCK - KDL - Le site des chemins de fer du Katanga, 2010, archived from the original on 4 December 2010, retrieved 31 March 2021
• "Compagnie Industrielle et de Transports au Stanley Pool . CITAS", Africa Museum, retrieved 17 March 2021
• "Les Compagnies ferroviaires", Congo Poste, retrieved 31 March 2021
• N. d. I. R. (1904), "Les chemins de fer africains", Annales de géographie, 72: 427–454, retrieved 14 March 2021