page_title: Alexandre Delcommune
hierarchical_section_title: Alexandre Delcommune
caption_attribution_description: English: Portrait of Alexandre Delcommune, excerpted from HM Stanley's book The Congo and the founding of its free state; a story of work and exploration (1885) Svenska: Bilder från HM Stanleys bok "The Congo and the founding of its free state; a story of work and exploration (1885)"
context_page_description: Alexandre Delcommune was a Belgian officer of the armed Force Publique of the Congo Free State who undertook extensive explorations of the country during the early colonial period of the Congo Free State. He explored many of the navigable waterways of the Congo Basin, and led a major expedition to Katanga between 1890 and 1893.
context_section_description: Alexandre Delcommune (6 October 1855 – 7 August 1922) was a Belgian officer of the armed Force Publique of the Congo Free State who undertook extensive explorations of the country during the early colonial period of the Congo Free State. He explored many of the navigable waterways of the Congo Basin, and led a major expedition to Katanga between 1890 and 1893.
caption: Portrait from HM Stanley's book The Congo and the founding of its free state; a story of work and exploration (1885)
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