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Albert Thys (1849-1915) est un homme d'affaires belge, associé proche de Léopold II lors de la colonisation de l'État indépendant du Congo. Promoteur de la principale ligne de chemin de fer du pays, construite par travaux forcés, et l'un des principaux artisans du développement économique de la colonie.
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| dbo:abstract | Albert Thys (Dalhem, 28 de novembre de 1849 - Brussel·les, 10 de febrer de 1915), fou un empresari, militar i polític belga que va col·laborar amb el rei Leopold II en l'establiment i explotació de l'Estat Lliure del Congo. Va entrar al servei de Leopold II el 1876 com a secretari d'Afers Colonials. A la tornada de Henry Morton Stanley, el rei el va enviar a Anglaterra per proposar-li una nova expedició a l'Àfrica Central a compte de l'Associació Internacional Africana. Els negocis al Congo es van establir sobre la base de les seves inversions en els ferrocarrils. Va crear la el 1886, així com diferents filials. (ca) Albert Thys (28 November 1849 – 10 February 1915) was a Belgian businessman who was active in the Congo Free State. He gave his name of Thysville to the station of Sona Qongo, currently Mbanza-Ngungu in Bas-Congo. Born in Dalhem, Thys graduated at the École de guerre, before entering into the service of king Leopold II of Belgium in 1876, as secretary of the colonial businesses. After the return of Henry Morton Stanley, the king sent Thys to England to propose a new expedition to Central Africa on behalf of the Association Internationale Africaine. Thys was actively involved in the organisation of the first expeditions which would lead to the constitution of the Congo Free State. After arriving in Congo in 1887 he promoted the Matadi-Léopoldville Railway, which was built from 1890 to 1898. The living conditions in the construction of this railway were miserable. The sanitary and medical facilities were insufficient. In 1892, about two thousand people worked on the railroad, of which an average of one hundred and fifty workers per month lost their lives due to smallpox, dysentery, beriberi and exhaustion. By the end of 1892, 7,000 workers had already been recruited, 3,500 of whom had died or fled (for example, to neighboring forests). These conditions made it more difficult to recruit workers. Thys therefore attracted people from Barbados and China in September and November 1892 respectively. The Barbadians refused to leave the boats in the port of Matadi until they were forced by firearms. Seven people lost their lives in this action. He imposed a route by the south, deviating from the Congo river. He was one of the principal craftsmen of the development and the economic development of the Congo Free State and Belgian Congo. Notably he created the Compagnie du Congo pour le Commerce et l'Industrie (27 December 1886) and many of its subsidiary companies: the Compagnie du Chemin de Fer du Congo (CCFC), the Compagnie des Magasins généraux, the Société anonyme Belge pour le Commerce du Haut-Congo, the Compagnie des¨Produits, the Compagnie du Katanga. He died in Brussels, aged 66, in 1915. (en) Albert Thys. (Dalhem, 28 de noviembre de 1849 - Bruselas, 10 de febrero de 1915). Empresario, militar y político belga que colaboró con el rey Leopoldo II en el establecimiento y explotación del Estado Libre del Congo. Entró al servicio de Leopoldo II en 1876 como Secretario de Asuntos Coloniales. A la vuelta de Henry Morton Stanley, el rey le envió a Inglaterra para proponerle una nueva expedición al África Central a cuenta de la Asociación Internacional Africana. Los negocios en el Congo se establecieron sobre la base de sus inversiones en los ferrocarriles. Creó la en 1886, así como distintas filiales. (es) Albert Thys (1849-1915) est un homme d'affaires belge, associé proche de Léopold II lors de la colonisation de l'État indépendant du Congo. Promoteur de la principale ligne de chemin de fer du pays, construite par travaux forcés, et l'un des principaux artisans du développement économique de la colonie. (fr) Albert Jean-Baptiste Joseph Thys (Dalhem, 28 november 1849 – Brussel, 10 februari 1915) was een Belgisch koloniaal officier en ondernemer. Hij was mee de architect van het koloniale regime in de Onafhankelijke Congostaat van Leopold II, waar hij met de groep-Thys fortuin maakte en onder meer de cruciale spoorlijn Matadi-Leopoldstad liet aanleggen. Samen met Leopold was hij mee verantwoordelijk voor de gruweldaden in Congo. Niettemin voer Thys reeds vanaf 1890 een eigen koers en stuurde hij aan op de overname van de kolonie door België. (nl) |
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| rdfs:comment | Albert Thys (1849-1915) est un homme d'affaires belge, associé proche de Léopold II lors de la colonisation de l'État indépendant du Congo. Promoteur de la principale ligne de chemin de fer du pays, construite par travaux forcés, et l'un des principaux artisans du développement économique de la colonie. (fr) Albert Jean-Baptiste Joseph Thys (Dalhem, 28 november 1849 – Brussel, 10 februari 1915) was een Belgisch koloniaal officier en ondernemer. Hij was mee de architect van het koloniale regime in de Onafhankelijke Congostaat van Leopold II, waar hij met de groep-Thys fortuin maakte en onder meer de cruciale spoorlijn Matadi-Leopoldstad liet aanleggen. Samen met Leopold was hij mee verantwoordelijk voor de gruweldaden in Congo. Niettemin voer Thys reeds vanaf 1890 een eigen koers en stuurde hij aan op de overname van de kolonie door België. (nl) Albert Thys (Dalhem, 28 de novembre de 1849 - Brussel·les, 10 de febrer de 1915), fou un empresari, militar i polític belga que va col·laborar amb el rei Leopold II en l'establiment i explotació de l'Estat Lliure del Congo. (ca) Albert Thys (28 November 1849 – 10 February 1915) was a Belgian businessman who was active in the Congo Free State. He gave his name of Thysville to the station of Sona Qongo, currently Mbanza-Ngungu in Bas-Congo. He died in Brussels, aged 66, in 1915. (en) Albert Thys. (Dalhem, 28 de noviembre de 1849 - Bruselas, 10 de febrero de 1915). Empresario, militar y político belga que colaboró con el rey Leopoldo II en el establecimiento y explotación del Estado Libre del Congo. (es) |
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