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Edmond van Eetvelde

1852–1925 · 19th century

Edmond van Eetvelde was a Belgian official who served Leopold II as administrator-general of foreign affairs of the Congo Free State from 1885 and as its secretary of state from 1894. Working from Brussels, he was one of the chief architects of the state's administration and of its diplomacy with the European powers.

Edmond van Eetvelde
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Edmond van Eetvelde. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/edmond-van-eetvelde
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