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Yeke Kingdom (Garanganze)

1856 – 1891
KingdomAfrica

Short-lived copper-and-ivory kingdom of Msiri in Katanga, ended by the Congo Free State.

The Yeke Kingdom ended on 20 December 1891 when Belgian officer Omer Bodson shot and killed King Msiri at Bunkeya during the Stairs Expedition, after which the Congo Free State claimed Katanga.

Borders in 1856 · drawn from 1 sourced border frame
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