Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza and the Exploration of Central Africa – Part 4/4 - Administrator and Investigator

In the conclusion of our series, Brazza spends more than a decade as an administrator in Africa. He will then return to the Congo one final time, in 1905, to investigate the accusations of abuses against the native peoples.

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People and Places

• Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza - Born in Italy, but educated in France. Would join the French navy, and become interested in exploring Africa.
• Ogowe River (often spelled Ogooué or Ogoway) - River in central Africa that Brazza would explore.
• Congo River - River in central Africa.
• Livingstone Falls - 220 mile stretch on the Congo filled with rapids and waterfalls. Impassable for most river craft.
• Malamine Camara - Senegalese marine who would be Brazza's most trusted and capable comrade.
• Noël Ballay - Doctor on Brazza's first and second expedition to Africa.
• Charles de Chavannes - Friend and colleague of Brazza's in Africa.
• Thérèse de Chambrun - Wife of Brazza.
• Libreville - French outpost in what is modern-day Gabon.
• Francheville - Outpost established by Brazza at the confluence of the Ogowe and Passa rivers.
• Brazzaville - Outpost established by Brazza at the top of Livingstone Falls. Opposite the city of Leopoldville (now Kinshasha).
• Alima River - Tributary of the Congo. Controlled by the Bobangi people.
• Passa River - Tributary of the Ogowe. Location of Francheville.
• King Leopold II of Belgium - Monarch who wanted to take control of the Congo basin.
• Henry Morton Stanley - African explorer and journalist. Had crossed the continent and mapped the Congo River.
• Makoko - Important Bateke chief who would sign treaty with Brazza.

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