Ibembo
Ibembo | |
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  Ibembo | |
| Coordinates: 2°38′59″N 23°36′54″E / 2.64964°N 23.61497°E | |
| Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Province | Tshopo |
| Elevation | 388 m (1,273 ft) |
Ibembo is a village on the Itimbiri River in the Tshopo province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1]
History
[edit]Ibembo was among the posts founded in 1890 by a Belgian expedition led by Léon Roget. Joseph Duvivier was placed in charge.[2] Later, Ibembo was connected to Buta and Djabir by a railway track.[3]
Jacques Mbali, Bishop of Buta, was born in Ibembo in 1921.[4]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Ibembo Geonames.
- ^ Coosemans 1946.
- ^ Omasombo Tshonda 2014, p. 153.
- ^ Omasombo Tshonda 2014, p. 128.
Sources
[edit]- "Ibembo", Geonames.org, retrieved 2020-08-31
- Coosemans, M. (20 May 1946), "MILZ (Jules-Alexandre)", Biographie Belge d'Outre-Mer (in French), vol. I, Académie Royale des Sciences d'Outre-Mer, pp. 697–701, retrieved 2020-08-30
- Omasombo Tshonda, Jean (2014), Bas-Uele Pouvoirs locaux et économie agricole : héritages d’un passé brouillé (PDF) (in French), Musée royal de l’Afrique centrale, ISBN 978-9-4916-1586-3, retrieved 2020-08-30