Fort de Possel (original) (raw)
Possel est une localité de la commune de Galafondo, préfecture de la Kémo en République centrafricaine. Située sur la rive droite de l’Oubangui, elle se trouve en amont de Bangui et des rapides de l'Eléphant et de Makongué, au confluent de la rivière Kémo. Elle fut sous le nom de Fort-de-Possel, le chef-lieu de la colonie de l’Oubangui-Chari-Tchad du 11 février au 11 décembre 1906.
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| dbo:abstract | Fort de Possel (French: Fort-de-Possel) was a French garrison and settlement in central Africa which served as the capital of Ubangi-Shari from February 11 to December 11 in 1906. It lies on the northern shore of the main bend of the Ubangi River at the mouth of the much smaller Kémo River. Its importance derived from the use of the Kémo in provisioning Fort Sibut and linking the Ubangi trade with Lake Chad. It was gradually superseded in importance by Bangui further downstream at the head of the navigable portion of the river. The settlement was founded in 1891 by the agriculturalist Jean Dybowski as Kemo (Kémo) and moved to its present site in 1899. In 1900, it was renamed for Marshal Possel-Deydier, who was killed in combat against Rabih az-Zubayr at Kouno the year before. It possessed no proper fortifications whatsoever and largely consisted of a central quad surrounded by huts and official buildings. It was the site of the confinement of , the Wadai rebel, when he was detained by the French in 1903. The locality at the site is now known simply as Possel, part of the commune of Galafondo, prefecture of Kémo in the Central African Republic. Located on the bank of the Ubangi River, it is upstream from Bangui and the Elephant and Makongué rapids, at the confluence of the Kémo River. It is also known by the name of Gigi. (en) Possel est une localité de la commune de Galafondo, préfecture de la Kémo en République centrafricaine. Située sur la rive droite de l’Oubangui, elle se trouve en amont de Bangui et des rapides de l'Eléphant et de Makongué, au confluent de la rivière Kémo. Elle fut sous le nom de Fort-de-Possel, le chef-lieu de la colonie de l’Oubangui-Chari-Tchad du 11 février au 11 décembre 1906. (fr) |
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| rdfs:comment | Possel est une localité de la commune de Galafondo, préfecture de la Kémo en République centrafricaine. Située sur la rive droite de l’Oubangui, elle se trouve en amont de Bangui et des rapides de l'Eléphant et de Makongué, au confluent de la rivière Kémo. Elle fut sous le nom de Fort-de-Possel, le chef-lieu de la colonie de l’Oubangui-Chari-Tchad du 11 février au 11 décembre 1906. (fr) Fort de Possel (French: Fort-de-Possel) was a French garrison and settlement in central Africa which served as the capital of Ubangi-Shari from February 11 to December 11 in 1906. It lies on the northern shore of the main bend of the Ubangi River at the mouth of the much smaller Kémo River. Its importance derived from the use of the Kémo in provisioning Fort Sibut and linking the Ubangi trade with Lake Chad. It was gradually superseded in importance by Bangui further downstream at the head of the navigable portion of the river. (en) |
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