Andoma, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Andoma, formerly called Liénart, is a village in the Bas-Uélé province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was a junction on the defunct Vicicongo line, a railway.
Location
Former railway
Andoma was formerly called Liénart after Commander Liénart, who was responsible for the Buta-Andoma section of the Vicicongo railway, and the Andoma-Titulé branch.
The {{convert|159|km}} section from Buta to Titulé via Andoma (Liénart) opened on 11 November 1932, built by the Société des Chemins de Fer Vicinaux du Congo.{{sfn|Omasombo Tshonda|2014|p=452}}
Colonel Paulis supervised work on the section from Andoma to Mungbere via Isiro (formerly called Paulis).{{sfn|Omasombo Tshonda|2014|p=452}}
The {{convert|55|km}} section of this line from Andoma to Zobia was opened in December 1932.{{fact|date=March 2021}}
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Sources
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- {{citation |url=https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1309027664#map=9/2.8786/25.5830 |accessdate=2021-03-27
|title=Node: Andoma (1309027664) |work=OpenStreetMap |ref={{harvid|Node: Andoma (1309027664)}} }}
- {{citation |url=https://www.africamuseum.be/sites/default/files/media/docs/research/publications/rmca/online/monographies-provinces/bas-uele_web.pdf |accessdate=2020-08-30
|last=Omasombo Tshonda |first=Jean |title=Bas-Uele Pouvoirs locaux et économie agricole : héritages d’un passé brouillé |language=fr
|ISBN=978-9-4916-1586-3 |publisher=Musée royal de l’Afrique centrale |year=2014}}
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