Léopold Louis Joubert
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Léopold Louis Joubert (or Ludovic Joubert) (22 February 1842 – 27 May 1927) was a French soldier and lay missionary. He fought for the Papal States between 1860 and 1870 during the Italian unification, which he opposed. He later assisted the White Fathers missionaries in East Africa and played an important role in the suppression of the slave trade between 1885 and 1892. He married a local woman and settled by the shore of Lake Tanganyika, where he lived until his death at the age of eighty five.
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Born | (1842-02-22)22 February 1842 Saint-Herblon, France |
Died | 27 May 1927(1927-05-27) (aged 85) |
Nationality | French |
Occupation | Soldier |
Known for | Defense of equatorial African missions |
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