The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo. == 19th century == 1890s - Goma occupied by agents of the Congo Free State as a trading post to control traffic on Lake Kivu; previously a way point for lake traffic and a crossroads for the overland trade routes between Central Africa and the Indian Ocean.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo. == 19th century == 1890s - Goma occupied by agents of the Congo Free State as a trading post to control traffic on Lake Kivu; previously a way point for lake traffic and a crossroads for the overland trade routes between Central Africa and the Indian Ocean.
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