Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza and the Exploration of Central Africa – Part 4/4 - Administrator and Investigator

The Explorers Podcast

Matt Breen

Education, History, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 1 September 2020

⏱️ 44 minutes

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In the conclusion of our series, Brazza spends more than a decade as an administrator in Africa. He will then return to the Congo one final time, in 1905, to investigate the accusations of abuses against the native peoples. Website: https://explorerspodcast.com/brazza/ Map: https://explorerspodcast.files.wordpress.com/2020/08/ogowe5.png People and Places Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza - Born in Italy, but educated in France. Would join the French navy, and become interested in exploring Africa. Ogowe River (often spelled Ogooué or Ogoway) - River in central Africa that Brazza would explore. Congo River - River in central Africa. Livingstone Falls - 220 mile stretch on the Congo filled with rapids and waterfalls. Impassable for most river craft. Malamine Camara - Senegalese marine who would be Brazza's most trusted and capable comrade. Noël Ballay - Doctor on Brazza's first and second expedition to Africa. Charles de Chavannes - Friend and colleague of Brazza's in Africa. Thérèse de Chambrun - Wife of Brazza. Libreville - French outpost in what is modern-day Gabon. Francheville - Outpost established by Brazza at the confluence of the Ogowe and Passa rivers. Brazzaville - Outpost established by Brazza at the top of Livingstone Falls. Opposite the city of Leopoldville (now Kinshasha). Alima River - Tributary of the Congo. Controlled by the Bobangi people. Passa River - Tributary of the Ogowe. Location of Francheville. King Leopold II of Belgium - Monarch who wanted to take control of the Congo basin. Henry Morton Stanley - African explorer and journalist. Had crossed the continent and mapped the Congo River. Makoko - Important Bateke chief who would sign treaty with Brazza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to an airwave media podcast. Let's wrap up our series on Pierre 7yond to Braza and the exploration of Central Africa.
0:24.3	I hope you've enjoyed this series. It is unique in that many people have not heard
0:27.9	about Braza and even more importantly it is about a man who eschews many of the
0:32.0	traditional explorer
0:33.0	tropes. He was not obsessed with wealth and glory, and he believed in
0:36.8	building productive relationships with the natives that he encountered.
0:39.6	And he very much seems to have cared for these lands and the people, which is a rarity in our podcast, and that is refreshing.
0:47.0	Now before we start, I want to give a big thanks to everyone who joined our Patreon program.
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0:59.7	And those who have joined our program at the Trailblazer Tier and above get a special shout out in the
1:04.0	podcast. That means Chris, Philip, and Eileen. To the program's first three Trail Blazers,
1:08.9	thank you very much. A special nod goes to Eileen from Affon, Ireland, which by the way I have actually visited.
1:14.8	Eileen was the first person to sign up for our Trailblazer tier, which was really cool for me when it happened.
1:20.1	So Chris, Philip, and Eileen, thank you.
1:22.4	And to all our patrons, I appreciate your support.
1:25.0	If you are interested in helping out the show financially, go to Explorers Podcast.com and click over to our
1:30.5	Patreon website for more information. With that done let us get on with our show,
1:35.2	the conclusion of Pierre Savignon de Braza and the exploration of Central Africa.
1:40.6	Last time we finished up as 1882 came to a close.
1:44.0	Braza had returned from Africa and his treaty with the Bataki Chief Macoco
1:48.0	had been voted into law by the French legislature.
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