Christopher Columbus , Spanish navigator of Genoese origin, became famous for having discovered the future American continent in 1492 . Convinced that it is possible to reach the Indies from the west and despite the many reservations of his contemporaries, he ended up obtaining the financial support
King of France in 1774, he surrounded himself with talented ministers (Malesherbes, Turgot, Necker). The war undertaken alongside the American colonies will restore prestige to France. But inside, the opposition of the privileges increases, and Calonne and Loménie de Brienne cannot stop the financia
Andrée De Jongh (1916 – 2007) is the co-founder and leader of the Comète resistance network, an escape route for Allied soldiers during the Second World War. Between artistic and medical career Andrée De Jongh was born on November 30, 1916 in Schaerbeek, one of the 19 municipalities that make up B
Soma, later known as Madam Yoko (ca. 1849 – 1906) was a leader of the Mende people in Sierra Leone. King of the Senehun tribe Soma was born around 1849 in the village of Gbo, Sierra Leone, into a rather wealthy family. At the age of 12, Soma goes to the forest to pass the initiatory test called Sa