Compagnie du Congo Pour le Commerce & L´Industrie,share certificate 1947

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One bearer share certificate (Action de capital) of the
"Compagnie du Congo Pour le Commerce & L´Industrie S.A."(CCCI)
Brussels  1947.Share capital 150 million francs.One hand signature.Two cancellation holes at the signatures level.24 coupons remain uncut Printer :Imprimerie "Protecto"Bruxelles.Condition(opinion):Very Fine (VF).
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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. 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 (December 27, 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.
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La Compagnie du Congo pour le Commerce et l’Industrie
After exploration and conquest, Leopold put in place structures for exploiting Congo’s immense
resources. His first move was the creation of La Compagnie du Congo pour le Commerce et
l’Industrie (CCCI), a charter company with the mission to promote commerce and agriculture. Its
special purpose was to build a railroad to transport resources seized in the Congo to the royal
family in Belgium. To carry out this mission, the CCCI created an affiliate, la Compagnie du
Chemin de Fer du Congo (CFC), a railroad company funded jointly by private financiers and the
Belgian government.
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The operation of sub-continent 80 times as large as Belgium required large capital.
Leopold II founded the first Congolese company limited by shares
"Compagnie du Congo Pour le Commerce et L´Industrie"(
The company of the Congo for Trade and Industry) (CCCI) in the capital of one million, which would later become in 1928 a huge holding company controlled by Societe Generale de Belgique, iron
launching of the Congolese economy, both internally and internationally.
This period was characterized by financial difficulties of Leopold II.
The discovery of Katanga would end the financial difficulties of Leopold II, and "Congolese adventure" was due to the ambitions of the sovereign and those of the businessman.
The Congo would be central to the interests of the powers of the time.
Thus in 1891, the CCIC created the Chartered Company of Katanga.
The Special Committee of Katanga (CSK) would allow the entry of English in the Congo (the CSK will be the source of Katanga gendarmes who will speak to them at independence of Congo) and had a force for public
maintain order, collect taxes, taxes and mining royalties, etc. The KSB and SGB (Société Générale de Belgique) and British partners (and especially the Tanganyika Concessions Ltd.) is the economic hub of trust covering the giant
entire territory of the Southern and Central Africa the richest in the world.
Within this international trust, the Katanga plateau is the cornerstone.
The fundamental work of CSK was the creation in 1906 of the Union Miniere du Haut Katanga (predecessor of Gecamines).
The Mining Union was in first place in the production of cobalt, the third in copper production and the third also in the production of metals (used in electronic searches and nuclear (lithium, uranium ,...) On
Organizationally, we will note that the Belgian Congo was composed of 8 economic and social structures co-exist but never meet.
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L’exploitation de sous-continent grand comme 80 fois la Belgique nécessitait de grands capitaux. Léopold II créa la première société congolaise par actions
« La compagnie du Congo pour le commerce et l’industrie » (CCCI
) au capital d’un million qui deviendra plus tard en 1928 un énorme holding contrôlé par la Société Générale de Belgique, fer de lance de l’économie congolaise, tant sur le plan interne que sur le plan international. Cette période fut caractérisée par des difficultés financières de Léopold II. La découverte du Katanga allait mettre fin aux difficultés financières de Léopold II et « l’aventure congolaise » allait donner raison aux ambitions du souverain et à celles de l’homme d’affaires. Le Congo allait être au centre des intérêts des puissances d’alors. C’est ainsi qu’en 1891, la CCCI créa la Compagnie à Charte du Katanga. Le Comité spécial du Katanga (CSK) allait permettre l’entrée des anglais au Congo (le CSK sera à l’origine des gendarmes katangais qui feront parler d’eux lors de l’indépendance du Congo) et disposait d’une force publique pour maintenir l’ordre, percevoir les impôts, les taxes et les redevances minières, etc Le CSK et la SGB (Société Générale de Belgique) et les partenaires britanniques (et tout spécialement le Tanganyika Concessions Ltd) constituent le pivot économique du trust géant couvrant la totalité du territoire de l’Afrique australe et centrale le plus riche du monde. Au sein de ce trust international, le haut plateau katangais est la pierre angulaire. L’œuvre fondamentale du CSK fut la création en 1906 de l’Union Minière du Haut Katanga (ancêtre de la Gécamines). L’Union minière était à la première place dans la production du cobalt, la troisième dans la production du cuivre et la troisième également dans la production des métaux (utilisés dans les recherches électroniques et nucléaires (lithium, uranium,...) Sur le plan de l’organisation, nous noterons que le Congo belge était constitué de 8 structures économiques et sociales co-existant mais qui ne se rencontrent pas.
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With the year 1885, that is to say with the foundation of the
Congo
Free State, "the era of sensational explorations which, over a period of 10 years, gained the admiration and awe of the scientific world, opened" (Wauters). They were successively the explorations of the protestant missionary
Grenfell
, the discoverer of the
Ubanghi
and of the greater part of the other affluents mentioned by Stanley; of the Portuguese
Capello
and
Ivens
, who explored a part of the Katanga, of the German
Wissmann
, who explored the
Kasai
and it's principal tributaries, the
Sankuru
and the
Lulua
. But it was Stanley who reappeared on the
Congo
in 1887, at the head of an English expedition dispatched to aid
Emin Pasha
(Schnitzer), blocked at
Wadelai
, on the Upper Nile, by the
Mahdist Revolt
. They explored the
Aruwimi
, discovered the
Ruwenzori Mountains
and
Lake Albert Edward
. At
Kavali
, on the rim of Lake Albert, it was to link up with the old Egyptian governor of the Soudan to escort him to the eastern coast.
In the same time, the
Compagnie
du
Congo
pour
le
commerce
et
l
'
industrie
(Company of the
Congo
for
Commerce
and Industry), founded in Brussels in 1886, sent to
Congo
Alexandre Delcommune
, the Captains
Cambier
and
Thys
, who were to engage in productive voyages of reconnaissance and studies through various remote regions of the territory.
Dupont
, Director of the Museum of Natural History at Brussels, explored, from a geological standpoint, the
Region of the Falls
and the banks until
Kwamouth
. In 1888,
van Gele
, accompanied by the Lieutenants
Georges le Marinel
and
Hanolet
, continued on the
Ubangi-Uele
the investigations begun by
Grenfell
and continued, after
van Gele
, in the basin of the
Uele
, by Captain
Roget
.
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De Compagnie du Congo werd opgericht door
Stanley Pool
. Tussen deze plekken was de
watervallen van Inga
. De link was cruciaal om het koloniale project van de grond te krijgen. Koning
[1]
In een eerste fase had hij 1 miljoen frank nodig om het voorbereidende werk te doen. Hij verzamelde 278 aandeelhouders die op 27 december 1886 de statuten van de CCCI goedkeurden (startkapitaal: 2000 aandelen van 500 frank). De stichtingsvergadering vond plaats op 9 februari in het
Palais de la Bourse
. Op 26 maart kwam de overeenkomst met Leopold tot stand: de Kongo-Vrijstaat bestelde bij CCCI een complete studie van de spoorwegaanleg en gaf haar een
concessie
krijgen en voor 99 jaar de uitbating mogen waarnemen. Daarnaast zou de Compagnie ook 150.000 ha concessiegebied mogen kiezen uit het domaniaal gebied.
Afgevaardigd bestuurder Thys zette zich onmiddellijk aan het werk. Hij reisde af met een eerste expeditie van topografen en ingenieurs onder kapitein
Roi des Belges. Cambier kwam terug met een plan voor 398 km spoor tegen een kost die hij op 25 miljoen raamde. In de zomer van 1889 richtte de CCCI een filiaal op voor de spoorwegconstructie. De 25 miljoen frank kapitaal was afkomstig van de Belgische haute finance en ook van regering (10 miljoen). De werken werden op de voet gevolgd in de koloniale pers, vooral in de
Alphonse-Jules Wauters
. Ze eisten vele mensenlevens: 1800 Afrikanen en 132 Europeanen.
[2]
In juli 1898 was de spoorlijn voltooid.
De CCCI was een spil van de "Groupe Thys". Ze stond aan de wieg van 90 bedrijven in de periode 1888-1948. Daartoe behoorden:
1888:
Compagnie des Magasins généraux du Congo
: uitbating van hotels en winkels in onder meer
Compagnie du Katanga
: dit bedrijf moest de mijnprovincie Katanga exploiteren voor de neus van
i
.Émile Francqui
1899:
Banque d'Outre-Mer
Compagnie du Lomami
Compagnie Industrielle de Transports au Stanley-Pool
(Citas)
Société des Pétroles au Congo
Société Industrielle et Minière du Katanga
(Simkat)
Compagnie du Kasaï
Na de dood van Thys (1915) ging de groep op eigen kracht verder, maar kwam dan in 1928 toch onder de controle van de
onafhankelijkheid
in 1960 was CCCI nog altijd een grote holding die veertig bedrijven in portefeuille had, waaronder de
Compagnie Cotonnière Congolaise
(Cotonco). Ze werd omgedoopt tot Euroutremer (Compagnie européenne et d'outre-mer) en bleef nog tot 1981 bestaan. De archieven van de CCCI zijn raadpleegbaar in het
Algemeen Rijksarchief 2 – Depot Joseph Cuvelier
.
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The Compagnie du Congo was founded by Albert Thys in 1886 to build a railroad between Matadi and Stanley Pool. Between these places, the Congo River was not navigable over a distance of 350 km, because of the Livingstone waterfalls and the waterfalls of Inga. The link was crucial to get the colonial project off the ground. King Leopold II was about to award the contract to the Congo Railway Co, proposed by a Manchester syndicate that could mobilize the required 25 million francs. The energetic Thys, ordinance officer of the king and official of the Congo Free State, made every effort to convince Leopold that the funds could also be found in Belgium. [1] In a first phase he needed 1 million francs to do the preparatory work. He gathered 278 shareholders who on December 27, 1886 approved the articles of association of the CCCI (starting capital: 2000 shares of 500 francs). The foundation meeting took place on February 9 at the Palais de la Bourse. The agreement with Leopold was concluded on March 26: the Congo Free State ordered a complete study of the railway construction from CCCI and gave her an option to also take on the construction. If CCCI exercised the option, it would concess all necessary areas and be allowed to observe the operation for 99 years. In addition, the Company may also choose 150,000 ha of concession area from the Roman area.
Managing director Thys immediately set to work. He traveled on a first expedition of topographers and engineers under Captain Ernest Cambier (May 1887 - November 1888). Another CCCI expedition under Delcommune departed upstream from Stanley Pool and had a first company steamer available, the Roi des Belges. Cambier returned with a plan for 398 km of track at a cost he estimated at 25 million. In the summer of 1889, the CCCI set up a branch for the railway construction. The 25 million franc capital came from Belgian haute finance and also from government (10 million). The works were followed closely in the colonial press, especially in the Mouvement Géographique by Alphonse-Jules Wauters. They claimed many lives: 1,800 Africans and 132 Europeans. [2] In July 1898, the railroad was completed.
The CCCI was a pivot of the "Groupe Thys". She was the founder of 90 companies in the period 1888-1948. This included:
1888: Compagnie des Magasins généraux du Congo: operation of hotels and shops in Boma and Matadi, among others
1888: Société anonyme belge pour le commerce du Haut-Congo (S.A.B.): colonial company that founded numerous posts in Upper Congo and traded in rubber and ivory.
1889: Compagnie du Chemin de fer du Congo: construction of the Matadi-Leopoldville railway
1889: Compagnie des Produits du Congo: on the island of Mateba, this company conducts animal husbandry and trade in agricultural products.
1891: Compagnie du Katanga: this company had to exploit the mining province of Katanga under the nose of Cecil Rhodes. It launched major expeditions under Alexandre Delcommune, Captain William Stairs and Lucien Bia and Émile Francqui.
1899: Banque d'Outre-Mer
Compagnie du Lomami
Compagnie Industrielle de Transports au Stanley-Pool (Citas)
Société des Pétroles au Congo
Société Industrielle et Minière du Katanga (Simkat)
Compagnie du Kasai
After Thys' death (1915), the group continued under its own steam, but then came under the control of the General Society in 1928. This takeover created a conglomerate that fully controlled Congo economically. At the time of independence in 1960, CCCI was still a large holding company with 40 companies in its portfolio, including the Compagnie Cotonnière Congolaise (Cotonco). It was renamed Euroutremer (Compagnie européenne et d'outre-mer) and lasted until 1981. The CCCI's archives can be consulted in the National Archives 2 - Depot Joseph Cuvelier.
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Constituée le 9 février 1887, la Compagnie du Congo pour le Commerce et l'Industrie a pour mission de soutenir le dessein colonial du roi à l'aide de fonds privés.
La Compagnie du Congo pour le Commerce et l'Industrie (CCCI) est l'ancêtre des "sociétés coloniales" belges. Constituée le 9 février 1887 à l'initiative d'Albert Thys, officier d'ordonnance de Léopold II, cette société a pour mission de soutenir le dessein colonial du roi à l'aide de fonds privés.
Elle procédera à la création de nombreuses filiales actives dans tous les secteurs de la vie économique congolaise: chemin de fer, agriculture, élevage, commerce, construction métallique, mines, matériaux de construction… C'est ainsi que la CCCI fonde, dès 1891 et en collaboration avec un groupe de capitalistes anglais, la Compagnie du Katanga, à l'origine de l'Union Minière du Haut-Katanga.
En 1928, la Société Générale de Belgique devient le premier actionnaire de la CCCI et de la Compagnie du Katanga, malmenées par la crise économique. Après les années fastes, vient la décolonisation; en 1972, les deux compagnies fusionnent et prennent le nom de Finoutremer (Compagnie Financière européenne et d'Outremer).
Mais Finoutremer échoue dans sa tentative de reconversion. La Générale rachète sa participation dans l'Union Minière en 1981 et quand, en 2000, la Générale décide de la mettre en liquidation, Finoutremer n'est plus qu'un holding intermédiaire, avec des participations dans Suez, Electrabel et Fortis.
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Founded on February 9, 1887, the Congo Company for Trade and Industry's mission is to support the king's colonial design with private funds.
The Congo Company for Trade and Industry (CCIC) is the ancestor of Belgian "colonial societies". Founded on February 9, 1887 on the initiative of Albert Thys, officer of Leopold II, this society's mission is to support the colonial design of the king with private funds.
It will proceed with the creation of numerous subsidiaries active in all sectors of Congolese economic life: railways, agriculture, animal husbandry, trade, metal construction, mines, construction materials ... This is how the CCIC founded, in 1891 and in collaboration with a group of English capitalists, the Compagnie du Katanga, at the origin of the Mining Union of Haut-Katanga.
In 1928, Société Générale de Belgique became the largest shareholder in the CCIC and the Compagnie du Katanga, battered by the economic crisis. After the boom years, decolonization comes; in 1972, the two companies merged and took the name of Finoutremer (Compagnie Financière européenne et d'Outremer).
But Finoutremer fails in his retraining attempt. La Générale bought its stake in Union Minière in 1981 and when, in 2000, Générale decided to put it into liquidation, Finoutremer was only an intermediary holding company, with stakes in Suez, Electrabel and Fortis.
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