# Alphonse van Gèle

> Alphonse van Gèle, also written van Gele or Vangele, was a Belgian soldier who served as the Vice-Governor General of the Congo Free State from December 1897 until January 1899. 
He established the Equator Station, or Station de l’Équateur, today Mbandaka, and concluded a treaty with the powerful Zanzibar trader Tippu Tip at the Stanley Falls station, today Kisangani.
He is known for having confirmed that the Uele River was the upper part of the Ubangi River.

*Belgian explorer of Congo (1848–1939)*

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## Identity
- **Born:** 1848-04-25
- **Died:** 1939-02-23
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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## Sources
- [Alphonse van Gèle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphonse_van_G%C3%A8le)
- [Алфонс ван Геле](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BB%D1%84%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%81_%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%93%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5)
- [Alphonso van Gèle](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphonso_van_G%C3%A8le)
- [Alphonso van Gèle](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphonso_van_G%C3%A8le)
- [Alphonse Van Gele](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphonse_Van_Gele)
- [알퐁스 판 헬러](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%95%8C%ED%90%81%EC%8A%A4_%ED%8C%90_%ED%97%AC%EB%9F%AC)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2651116)

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