Alphonse van Gèle, also written van Gele or Vangele (25 April 1848 – 23 February 1939), was a Belgian soldier who served as the Vice-Governor General of...

Guinea) or Gele’ Gele (head tie), worn by Yoruban women Prosopis africana, a tree species called gele in the Malinka language Alphonse van Gèle (1848–1939)...

where Van Gèle handed over command in a ceremony before the native chiefs. Van Gèle left for a visit to the Falls accompanied by the intendant Van den Plas...

explorer Émile Storms, Vice-Governor General of the Congo Free State Alphonse van Gèle, historian Jan Vansina, territorial administrator Auguste Verbeken...

Association of the Congo, albeit without success. By January 1885, Captain Alphonse van Gèle arrived at Stanley Falls, following his exploration of the Ubangi...

One of the first Europeans to explore the river was the Belgian Alphonse van Gèle, in November–December 1886. On 25 July 1901 a mission led by the colonial...

at Equateur Station, where Alphonse van Gèle handed over command to Casman in a ceremony before the native chiefs. Van Gèle then left to visit the Falls...

included Charles Liebrechts and Van den Plas. They arrived at Equateur Station on 12 December 1884, where Alphonse van Gèle handed over command to Casman...

then had reached the Uele in Djabir at about the same time that Alphonse van Gèle had sailed up the Ubangi River to Yakoma, 180 kilometres (110 mi)...

Janssens, Édouard; Cateaux, Albert (1908). Les Belges au Congo: notices biographiques. Antwerp: J. van Hille-De Backer. World Statesmen – Congo (Kinshasa)...

Alima. On 12 December 1884 Casman arrived at Equateur Station, where Alphonse van Gèle handed over command in a ceremony before the native chiefs. In December...

production of palm wine. The first European to explore the river was Alphonse van Gèle, in November–December 1886. The Libenga Ramsar site extends along...

clearing and levelling the route. On 10 March 1883 Parfonry heard that Alphonse van Gèle had been ordered to join Stanley beyond the Stanley Pool, replaced...

the Congo via Lisbon. The fourth Ubangi expedition was organized by Alphonse van Gèle. The expedition left Léopoldville on 21 May 1889 in the steamers En...

the Belgo-Katanga and others. Directors in the early years included Alphonse van Gèle and Louis Valcke. The cement factory in Lubudi, Katanga was commissioned...

headquarters to where the Mbari enters the Bangassou. The Belgian Alphonse van Gèle founded the Yakoma post on the Ubangi River on 31 May 1890. Bangassou...

with the Arab and Swahili traders at Stanley Falls. In January 1888 Alphonse van Gèle explored the Bomu River and part of the Uele river. Leopold's decree...

This became possible after the expedition of the Belgian explorer Alphonse Van Gele to the sources of the Ubangi River. The negotiations led to an agreement...

auxiliaries and bring them to Banana via Cape Town, where he was joined by Alphonse van Gèle. In the meantime, Stanley had undertaken a tiring expedition to the...

Stanley named him as interim commander of the Lutete post, which Alphonse van Gèle had just founded. In June he was appointed commander of Kimpoko station...

Mbandaka, was established for the International African Association by Alphonse van Gèle and Camille Coquilhat in 1883 on the left bank of the Congo River...

Brussels 10 February – Anna Boch, painter (died 1936) 25 April – Alphonse van Gèle, soldier (died 1939) 14 June – Théophile Lybaert, artist (died 1927)...

Falls, Tippo-Tip sent his nephew Rachid to greet Van Gèle. Later that day Tippo-Tip himself visited Van Gèle and assured him he wanted cordial relations with...

Congo. They decided to found a station at Lutete with lieutenant Alphonse van Gèle as the first commander. A little later, at a time of serious difficulty...

take control of the country along the route. When Louis Valcke and Alphonse van Gèle arrived in Vivi with a contingent of Zanzibari troops soon after,...

and covered a distance of 24 miles (39 km). An 1888 map based on Alphonse van Gèle's observations shows the Songo rapids, then further east four rapids...

Nicholls. He found that Alphonse van Gèle and Camille Coquilhat had made it into a model station. At the suggestion of Van Gele and Coquihat, Hanssens...

May 1934, before resigning and later joining government service. Alphonse van Gèle (1848–1939), was a Belgian soldier who served as the Vice-Governor...

while Roget, guided by Sultan Djabir, tried unsuccessfully to join Alphonse van Gèle in Yakoma. Roget had gone north as far as Mbili and Gangu, having...

Hanolet was attached to the fourth Ubangi expedition, organized by Alphonse van Gèle. The expedition left Léopoldville on 21 May 1889 in the steamers En...