**Rhodesli pioneers in the Congo, from the book *****Le Congo Belge et ses Coloniaux*****, 1953****CAPELOUTO Haim, David****Italian **Merchant. Born in Rhodes on May 25, 1905.He worked as an office employee until his departure for the Belgian Congo. He arrived in the Colony on his own means on November 6, 1926. He was employed for five months by the firm *Franco* in Jadotville, then settled there as an independent merchant. In June 1932, he closed his business and joined the firm *Alzraki* in Jadotville. He later moved to the company *Amato Frères*, where he remained until June 1938, having meanwhile been assigned to Port-Francqui and Kamina. Since 1938, he has been self-employed as a merchant in Mweka.