Katanga Special Committee

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Katanga Special Committee

Summary

Katanga Special Committee is an organization[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Katanga Special Committee is in the country of Belgium[3].
  • Katanga Special Committee is in the country of Democratic Republic of the Congo[4].
  • Katanga Special Committee's instance of is recorded as organization[5].
  • Katanga Special Committee's instance of is recorded as business[6].
  • Katanga Special Committee's instance of is recorded as colonial society[7].
  • Katanga Special Committee's instance of is recorded as state-owned enterprise[8].
  • Katanga Special Committee's founder is recorded as Congo Free State[9].
  • Katanga Special Committee's founder is recorded as Katanga Company[10].
  • Katanga Special Committee's headquarters location is recorded as Brussels[11].
  • Katanga Special Committee's child organization or unit is recorded as Compagnie de Chemin de fer du Katanga[12].
  • Katanga Special Committee's industry is recorded as activities of holding companies[13].
  • Katanga Special Committee's industry is recorded as public sector[14].
  • Katanga Special Committee's industry is recorded as financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding[15].
  • Katanga Special Committee's chairperson is recorded as Émile Wangermée[16].
  • Katanga Special Committee's chairperson is recorded as Léon Tonneau[17].
  • 1900 marks the founding of Katanga Special Committee[18].
  • Katanga Special Committee was dissolved in June 1960[19].
  • Katanga Special Committee's owner of is recorded as Umicore[20].
  • Katanga Special Committee's owner of is recorded as Géomines S.A.[21].
  • Katanga Special Committee's operating area is recorded as Katanga Province[22].
  • Katanga Special Committee's operating area is recorded as Belgian Congo[23].
  • Katanga Special Committee's partnership with is recorded as Tanganyika Concessions Limited[24].

Body

Founding

Founders include Congo Free State[9] and Katanga Company[10]. 1900 marks the founding of Katanga Special Committee[18].

Leadership

Chairpersons include Émile Wangermée[16], an engineer[25], 1855–1924[26], of Belgium[27], awarded the Commander of the Order of Leopold[28] and Léon Tonneau[17].

Operations

Katanga Special Committee's headquarters location is recorded as Brussels[11]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as Compagnie de Chemin de fer du Katanga[12].

Industry

Industries include activities of holding companies[13], public sector[14], and financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding[15].

Dissolution

Katanga Special Committee was dissolved in June 1960[19].

Why It Matters

Katanga Special Committee ranks in the top 4% of organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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