Ibembo

Place in Tshopo, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Ibembo

Ibembo

Coordinates: 2°38′59″N 23°36′54″E﻿ / ﻿2.64964°N 23.61497°E﻿ / 2.64964; 23.61497
Country| Democratic Republic of the Congo
Province| Tshopo
Elevation

| 388 m (1,273 ft)

Ibembo is a village on the Itimbiri River in the Tshopo province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1]

## History[edit]

Ibembo was among the posts founded in 1890 by a Belgian expedition led by Léon Roget. Joseph Duvivier was placed in charge.[2] Later, Ibembo was connected to Buta and Djabir by a railway track.[3]

Jacques Mbali, Bishop of Buta, was born in Ibembo in 1921.[4]

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ Ibembo Geonames.
2. ^ Coosemans 1946.
3. ^ Omasombo Tshonda 2014, p. 153.
4. ^ Omasombo Tshonda 2014, p. 128.

## Sources[edit]

* "Ibembo", Geonames.org, retrieved 2020-08-31
* Coosemans, M. (20 May 1946), "MILZ (Jules-Alexandre)", Biographie Belge d'Outre-Mer (in French), vol. I, Académie Royale des Sciences d'Outre-Mer, pp. 697–701, retrieved 2020-08-30
* Omasombo Tshonda, Jean (2014), Bas-Uele Pouvoirs locaux et économie agricole : héritages d’un passé brouillé (PDF) (in French), Musée royal de l’Afrique centrale, ISBN 978-9-4916-1586-3, retrieved 2020-08-30