BRAZZA. PIERRE SAVORGNAN DE BRAZZA French explorer in the Congo, 1875-1885 Date

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BRAZZA. PIERRE SAVORGNAN DE BRAZZA French explorer in the Congo, 1875-1885 Date

PIERRE SAVORGNAN DE BRAZZA French explorer in the Congo, 1875-1885 Date: 1852 - 1905

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Brazza Congo Explorer Meeting Natives Pierre Savorgnan

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This evocative photograph captures the historic moment when Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza, the renowned French explorer, met with local Congolese leaders during his expedition to Central Africa between 1875 and 1885. Dressed in his European attire, Brazza stands confidently before a group of intrigued and curious native men. In his hand, he holds aloft the tricolor French flag, symbolizing the beginning of French colonial rule in the region. Born in 1852 in Corsica, France, Brazza was an intrepid explorer and diplomat who played a significant role in the European scramble for Africa. He was the first European to establish a French presence in the Congo Basin, predating the more famous expeditions of Henry Morton Stanley and Leopold II. Brazza's approach to exploration was marked by respect for the indigenous peoples and their cultures, which set him apart from many of his contemporaries. The scene depicted in this photograph is believed to have taken place in the late 1870s, during Brazza's second expedition to the Congo. The exact location is unknown, but it is believed to be in what is now the Republic of the Congo. The photograph offers a rare glimpse into the early days of European colonialism in Africa, a time when explorers like Brazza were paving the way for the complex and often tumultuous relationships between Europeans and Africans that would unfold in the decades to come.

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