1908 in the Congo Free State

← 1907 1906 1905 1908 in the Congo Free State → 1909 1910 1911
Decades:	1880s 1890s 1900s
See also:	1908 in the Belgian Congo

The following lists events that happened during 1908 in the Congo Free State.

Incumbent

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

Events

Date	Event
15 November	Parliament of Belgium annexes the Congo Free State as the Belgian Congo.[1]

See also

• Congo Free State
• History of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• 1908 in the Belgian Congo

References

1. Senelle & Clément 2009.

Sources

• Senelle, R.; Clément, E. (2009), Léopold II et la Charte Coloniale (in French), Brussels: Editions Mols