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Mpala

Mpala is the location of an early Catholic mission in the Belgian Congo. A military station was established at Mpala on the shores of Lake Tanganyika in May 1883. It was transferred to the White Fathers missionaries in 1885. At one time it was hoped that it would form the nucleus of a Christian kingdom in the heart of Africa. However, after a military…

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Country
DR Congo
Founded by
Captain Émile Storms (Association Internationale Africaine)
Province
Tanganyika
Territory
Moba

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Location

Foundation

Christian kingdom

Return to security

Later years

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Mpala

Nodes47
Edges46
Triples104
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.042553
Components1

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related to Return to security · 29
Mpala → Albertville, Alexis Vrithoff, April, Baron Francis Dhanis, Belgian, Captain Alphonse Jacques, Captain Jacques, Captain Joubert, Cardinal Lavigerie, Europeans, He, It, Jacques, Joubert, June, Karema, King Leopold’s Congo Free, May, Moba, Murumbi
related to Foundation · 24
Mpala → Böhm, Captain, Europeans, German, He, In, International African Association, Karema, Katanga, Lake Tanganyika, Lake Upemba, Lufira, March, May, November, On, Once, Paul Reichard, Reichard, Reichart
related to Christian kingdom · 21
Mpala → Captain Léopold Louis Joubert, Charbonnier, February, He, However, Jean-Baptiste-Frézal Charbonnier, Joubert, June, Karema, Lavigerie, Lusinga, March, Mgr, November, Storms, The, The French, This, Various, Vicar Apostolic
related to Location · 14
Mpala → According, Albertville, An, At, Baudouinville, Captain Storms, Dublin Review, Kalemie, Kirungu, Lake Tanganyika, Lufuku River, Moba, Tanganyika Province, The
related to Later years · 10
Mpala → Although, Congo, For, In, Kaomba, Lufufo, November, September, The, The White Fathers
Country · 1
Mpala → DR Congo
Founded by · 1
Mpala → Captain Émile Storms (Association Internationale Africaine)
Province · 1
Mpala → Tanganyika
Territory · 1
Mpala → Moba
is a · 1
Mpala → location of an early Catholic mission in the Belgian Congo

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mission lake storms missionaries congo joubert military people tanganyika christian kingdom captain shore slavers local established founded white two lavigerie

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
MpalaCountryDR Congo1.00infobox
MpalaFounded byCaptain Émile Storms (Association Internationale Africaine)1.00infobox
MpalaProvinceTanganyika1.00infobox
MpalaTerritoryMoba1.00infobox
Mpalais alocation of an early Catholic mission in the Belgian Congo0.90text
to yield two crops of wheat or three of rice in a single yearinstance ofthe fertility of the ground is0.80text
Mpalarelated to Christian kingdomThe0.60section
Mpalarelated to Christian kingdomLusinga0.60section
Mpalarelated to Christian kingdomHowever0.60section
Mpalarelated to Christian kingdomVarious0.60section
Mpalarelated to Christian kingdomStorms0.60section
Mpalarelated to Christian kingdomThis0.60section

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