Albert Lantonnois van Rode
Belgium aristocrat and politician of the Congo Free State
Albert Bruno Amédée Lantonnois van Rode (19 June 1852 – 2 April 1934) was a Belgian Lieutenant General descendant from an aristocratic family. He was Vice-Governor General of the Congo Free State and later commanded a division during World War I.
Early years
Lantonnois van Rode was born in Mons on 19 June 1852, son of Lambert Lantonnois and Emilie Hubertine Ghislaine van Rode de Schellebrouck.
He entered the Military Academy in April 1870, and was appointed second lieutenant on 8 April 1872.
On 10 December 1877 he was appointed to the first regiment of guides.
He was commander of the 8th Line Regiment (1903–1905) and of the 1st Regiment of Grenadiers (1905–1908).
Lantonnois was commander of the West Flanders Province from 1908 to 1909.
Congo
In November 1905 Lantonnois was stationed as Vice-Governor General of the Congo at Boma, the main port and capital of the colony.
In July 1906 he sent a troop of 20 soldier to Kingoye on the border with the French Congo to establish Belgian authority.
The Baptist Missionary Society (BMS) mission at Yakusu, just below the Stanley Falls, was at first on good terms with the authorities.
However, as their influence grew there were rumours that the British planned to take over the region.
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