List of colonial governors of the Congo Free State and Belgian Congo
Belgian Congo
On 1 July 1960, the Belgian Congo became independent as the Republic of the Congo (République du Congo).

List of colonial governors of the Congo Free State and Belgian Congo

Section Title: Belgian Congo
Table Section Text: On 1 July 1960, the Belgian Congo became independent as the Republic of the Congo (République du Congo).

Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Position	Term of Office	Notes

Took Office	Left Office

-	Théophile Wahis (1844–1921)	Governor-General	15 November 1908	20 May 1912

-	Félix Fuchs (1858–1928)	Governor-General	20 May 1912	5 January 1916

Eugène Henry (1862–1930)	Governor-General	5 January 1916	30 January 1921

Maurice Auguste Lippens.JPG	Maurice Lippens (1875–1956)	Governor-General	30 January 1921	24 January 1923

Martin Rutten (1876–1944)	Governor-General	24 January 1923	27 December 1927

Auguste Tilkens (1869–1949)	Governor-General	27 December 1927	14 September 1934

-	Pierre Ryckmans (1891–1959)	Governor-General	14 September 1934	31 December 1946

Eugène Jungers (1888–1958)	Governor-General	31 December 1946	1 January 1952

Léo Pétillon (1903–1996)	Governor-General	1 January 1952	12 July 1958

-	Hendrik Cornelis (1910–1999)	Governor-General	12 July 1958	30 June 1960

Sentence(s)

Lippens served as Governor-General of the Belgian Congo from 1921 to 23.

final_sentence: Lippens served as Governor-General of the Belgian Congo from 1921 to 23.