Eugène Jungers
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Eugène Jacques Pierre Louis Jungers (1888–17 September 1958) was Governor-General of the League of Nations Mandate
of Ruanda-Urundi
from 1932 to 1946, and of the Belgian Congo
from 1946 to 1951.
and was a fellow student of Nicolas Grang during his studies at the Athénée de Luxembourg
.
League of Nations mandate
A League of Nations mandate was a legal status for certain territories transferred from the control of one country to another following World War I, or the legal instruments that contained the internationally agreed-upon terms for administering the territory on behalf of the League...
of Ruanda-Urundi
Ruanda-Urundi
Ruanda-Urundi was a Belgian suzerainty from 1916 to 1924, a League of Nations Class B Mandate from 1924 to 1945 and then a United Nations trust territory until 1962, when it became the independent states of Rwanda and Burundi.- Overview :...
from 1932 to 1946, and of the Belgian Congo
Belgian Congo
The Belgian Congo was the formal title of present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo between King Leopold II's formal relinquishment of his personal control over the state to Belgium on 15 November 1908, and Congolese independence on 30 June 1960.-Congo Free State, 1884–1908:Until the latter...
from 1946 to 1951.
Early life
His father was born in Schweich, LuxembourgSchweich, Luxembourg
Schweich is a village in the commune of Beckerich, in western Luxembourg. , the village has a population of 184....
and was a fellow student of Nicolas Grang during his studies at the Athénée de Luxembourg
Athénée de Luxembourg
The Athénée de Luxembourg , is a high school in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. It's commonly called Stater Kolléisch or De Kolléisch, and is the nation's oldest high school.-Brief history:...
.
See also
- Tintin in the CongoTintin in the CongoTintin in the Congo is the second title in the comicbook series The Adventures of Tintin, written and drawn by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. Originally serialised in the Belgian children's newspaper supplement, Le Petit Vingtième between June 1930 and July 1931, it was first published in book form...
, the initial version of which was written during the halcyon days of Jungers's reign.