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Willem Frans Van Kerckhoven, or Guillaume François van Kerckhoven (28 January 1853 – 10 August 1892) was a Belgian soldier, explorer, colonial administrator who was active in the service of the International Association of the Congo and the subsequent Congo Free State.He is known for his extended expedition through the Uele River basin and onward towards the Nile, during which he cleared the Arab slave traders from the region and established a Belgian presence. He died in an accident before reaching the Nile.

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  • Willem Frans Guillaume Van Kerckhoven, né à Malines (Belgique) le 28 janvier 1853, mort le 10 août 1892 à Djebel Watti, était un militaire et explorateur belge. En 1891, il mena une expédition dans la vallée de l'Uélé en direction du Nil. (fr)
  • Willem Frans Van Kerckhoven, or Guillaume François van Kerckhoven (28 January 1853 – 10 August 1892) was a Belgian soldier, explorer, colonial administrator who was active in the service of the International Association of the Congo and the subsequent Congo Free State.He is known for his extended expedition through the Uele River basin and onward towards the Nile, during which he cleared the Arab slave traders from the region and established a Belgian presence. He died in an accident before reaching the Nile. (en)
  • Willem Frans Van Kerckhoven (Mechelen, 28 januari 1853 - (Onafhankelijke Congostaat), 10 augustus 1892) was een Belgisch koloniaal soldaat. Door zijn hardhandige optreden in de Onafhankelijke Congostaat stond hij onder Congolezen bekend als Boula Matendé, "De Orkaan". (nl)
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  • Van Kerckhoven in the Congo (en)
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  • Willem Frans Guillaume Van Kerckhoven, né à Malines (Belgique) le 28 janvier 1853, mort le 10 août 1892 à Djebel Watti, était un militaire et explorateur belge. En 1891, il mena une expédition dans la vallée de l'Uélé en direction du Nil. (fr)
  • Willem Frans Van Kerckhoven, or Guillaume François van Kerckhoven (28 January 1853 – 10 August 1892) was a Belgian soldier, explorer, colonial administrator who was active in the service of the International Association of the Congo and the subsequent Congo Free State.He is known for his extended expedition through the Uele River basin and onward towards the Nile, during which he cleared the Arab slave traders from the region and established a Belgian presence. He died in an accident before reaching the Nile. (en)
  • Willem Frans Van Kerckhoven (Mechelen, 28 januari 1853 - (Onafhankelijke Congostaat), 10 augustus 1892) was een Belgisch koloniaal soldaat. Door zijn hardhandige optreden in de Onafhankelijke Congostaat stond hij onder Congolezen bekend als Boula Matendé, "De Orkaan". (nl)
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