Manyanga
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Manyanga was a staging post on the route from the coast to Léopoldville during the days of the Congo Free State. It was at the upper end of a navigable reach of the Congo River from Isangila, further
The River Congo seen from the plateau at Manyanga
Charles-Marie de Braconnier
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General Charles-Marie de Braconnier, or Carlos Braconnier was a Belgian soldier who participated in the expeditions led by Henry Morton Stanley and was the founder and first commander of the station o
Manyanga
…Avant and Royal up the navigable stretch of the river to Manyanga, where Stanley started to build a post, which he entrusted to Victor Harou. He charged Charles-Marie de Braconnier with building a road from Manyanga to the mouth of the Lufu River, bypassing the Ntombo-Mataka falls. In May 1881 Stanley fell ill with a serious fever…
General Charles-Marie (de) Braconnier in 1911