Ferdinand de Béhagle, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French explorer
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Place of Birth: Ruffec, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
About Ferdinand de Béhagle
- Jean Jacques Marie Ferdinand de Béhagle (18 July 1857 – 15 October 1899) was a French explorer of Africa. He served with the colonial service in Algeria and travelled in the Congo and Ubangi region. While attempting to find a viable land route from the Congo to the Mediterranean via Chad he was taken prisoner by Rabih az-Zubayr and hanged.
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