Virunga National Park in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo was created as Albert National Park by the Belgian authorities, making it the first national park in Africa. It was set up to protect the mountain gorilla and the remarkable landscapes of the Virunga volcanoes, which include the active Nyiragongo with its lava lake. The park also contains savannah, forest and lakes, and is rich in wildlife. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, but it has long suffered from poaching, armed groups and pressure from settlement and oil exploration, and many of its rangers have been killed defending it.
Before and after
- 28 November 1924Discovery of Taung Child
- 29 November 1924Death of Giacomo Puccini
- 24 December 1924Birth of Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- 1925Rise of Art Deco
- 1925Establishment of Virunga National Park
- 1925Publication of The Trial
- 1925Discovery of rhenium
- 1925Quantum mechanics is formulated
- 14 January 1925Birth of Yukio Mishima
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- 1928Establishment of Thingvellir National Park
- 15 September 1928Establishment of Bryce Canyon National Park
- 11 May 1937Establishment of Los Glaciares National Park
- 1938Establishment of Garamba National Park
- 29 June 1938Establishment of Olympic National Park
- 1 July 1941Establishment of Mammoth Cave National Park
The era
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