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22 portraits of the Executive College for Independence.
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956
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22 portraits of the Executive College for Independence.
See original version (French)
Estimate €120 - €180
Voluntary lot
Description
22 portraits of the Executive College for Independence. Silver prints, 24 x 18 cm, press photographs, captions in French typed on the back - Following the Brussels Round Table conference, an administrative structure called the "Collège exécutif provincial" was set up in the Belgian Congo in 1960 to ensure the transition to independence, particularly in Katanga and Province Orientale. Portraits of identified representatives and customary chiefs. View of the creation of the Parti National du Progrès and evacuation of public transport buses from Léopolville during the riots (1959). - Joint: 1 large print of the ship Kamina. After the Republic of Congo gained independence in October 1960, the ship repatriated soldiers under UN supervision.
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About the sale
Prints & Drawings, Photographs & Comics, Rare Books, Atlases & Manuscripts, Surrealism, Congo, Erotica & Ballets russes
Auction location
Auction time
06/26/2026 at 1:00 PM
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
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