Léon Hanolet
Léon Charles Êdouard Hanolet (born November 25, 1859 in Mehaigne-Eghezée , † December 1, 1908 in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode ) was a Belgian officer and senior executive in the Congo Free State .
Hanolet began his military career in the 6e regiment d'infanterie , on June 25, 1883 he was promoted to Sous-lieutenant of the 13e regiment d'infanterie . In 1888 he entered the service of the Congo Free State . After several months in Bas-Congo , he joined an expedition organized by Alphonso van Gèle in May 1889 , the Ubangi . On June 25th the expedition reached Zongo , where Hanolet was dropped off to set up a station there. The station was important for the Congo Free State to control the Ubangi area. In May 1891 he handed over the command and returned to Europe. In the following year he went back to the Congo, where he took over a station in Bangassou . From there he continued to develop the area. Hanolet was replaced by Paul Le Marinel and set out on an expedition north in February 1894. When the Congo Free State and France agreed on Mbomou as a border in August 1894 , Hanolet had to withdraw and returned to Europe in 1895. He stayed there only a year and went back to the Congo as Commissaire Général in Makanza . In November 1897, he succeeded Louis Napoléon Chaltin , who had recently defeated the Mahdists , as head of the Lado enclave . However, there were also attacks by the Mahdists in the following period and Hanolet had to organize the defense. In January 1899 he left Lado for Europe, but returned there in 1901. He developed the enclave; an important construction project was a road link to Dungu . In 1903 he finally returned to Europe and worked for the Abir Congo Company until his death .
literature
- Alphonse Engels: Lemma Léon Charles Êdouard Hanolet , in: Biographie Coloniale Belge , Volume II, 1951, columns 448–452, p. 448 [1]
- Pierre Kalck: Historical Dictionary of the Central African Republic , Verlag Scarecrow Press, 2005, ISBN 9780810849136 , pages 97-98 [2]
- Léon Hanolet Archives , Royal Museum for Central Africa
Individual evidence
- ↑ Engels: Biography Coloniale Belge , 1951, p. 448
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hanolet, Léon |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hanolet, Léon Charles Êdouard (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian officer and executive of the Congo Free State |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 25, 1859 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mehaigne-Eghezée |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 1, 1908 |
| Place of death | Saint-Josse-ten-Noode |