Eugène Jungers
Eugène Jungers (1888–1958) was a Belgian colonial civil servant and lawyer. Beginning his career in the Belgian Congo as a colonial magistrate, Jungers rose rapidly through the judiciary and became the colonial governor of the League of Nations Mandate of Ruanda-Urundi from 1932 to 1946. In 1946, Jungers was further promoted to Governor-General of the Belgian Congo, the senior administrative position in the colony, which he held from 1946 to 1952.
Eugène Jungers | |
|---|---|
| Governor-General of the Belgian Congo | |
| In office 31 December 1946 – 1 January 1952 | |
| Monarchs | Leopold III (1946–51) Baudouin (1951–52) |
| Preceded by | Pierre Ryckmans |
| Succeeded by | Léon Pétillon |
| Vice Governor-General Governor of Ruanda-Urundi | |
| In office 18 August 1932 – 5 July 1946 | |
| Monarchs | Albert I (1932–34) Leopold III (1934–46) |
| Governors General | Auguste Tilkens Pierre Ryckmans |
| Preceded by | Charles Voisin |
| Succeeded by | Maurice Simon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Eugène Jacques Pierre Louis Jungers 19 July 1888 Messancy, Belgium |
| Died | 17 September 1958 (aged 70) Brussels, Belgium |
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