Félix Fuchs
Belgian colonial civil servant and lawyer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Félix Alexandre Fuchs (1858–1928) was a Belgian colonial civil servant and lawyer who served as Governor-General of the Belgian Congo between 1912 and 1915.
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Félix Fuchs | |
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Governor-General of the Belgian Congo | |
In office 20 May 1912 – 23 December 1915 | |
Monarch | Albert I |
Preceded by | Théophile Wahis |
Succeeded by | Eugène Henry |
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Born | (1858-01-25)25 January 1858 Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium |
Died | 23 February 1928(1928-02-23) (aged 70) Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium |
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A lawyer by profession, Fuchs joined the administration of the Congo Free State in 1888 as a jurist and quickly rose through the ranks. Considered a Liberal, Fuchs's civilian background and attitudes distinguished him from the majority of colonial administrators who had begun their careers in the military. Rising to the highest ranks of the administration in the late 1890s, Fuchs eventually became Governor-General after the Congo's annexation by Belgium and presided over the Congo's entry into World War I.