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date: 17 May 2025

Brazza, Pierre Savorgnan de 1852–1905 French-Italian explorer and general commissioner of the Moyen-Congo, present-day Republic of the Congo. 

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Encyclopedia of Africa
Author(s):

Eric Young

After schooling and naval service in France, the Italian-born Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza became a naturalized French citizen in 1874 ...

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