Félix Fuchs

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.

Félix Fuchs
Fuchs, pictured as Governor-General in 1913
Governor-General of the Belgian Congo
In office
20 May 1912  23 December 1915
MonarchAlbert I
Preceded byThéophile Wahis
Succeeded byEugène Henry
Personal details
Born(1858-01-25)25 January 1858
Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium
Died23 February 1928(1928-02-23) (aged 70)
Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium

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.

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