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Belgian Congo, former colony (coextensive with the present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo) in Africa, ruled by Belgium from 1908 until 1960. It was established by the Belgian parliament to replace the previous, privately owned Congo Free State, after international outrage over abuses there brought pressure for supervision and ...
- Congo Free State
Congo Free State, former state in Africa that occupied...
- Leopold II
Leopold II (born April 9, 1835, Brussels, Belgium—died...
- Congo Free State
The Belgian Congo ( French: Congo belge, pronounced [kɔ̃ɡo bɛlʒ]; Dutch: Belgisch-Congo [a]) was a Belgian colony in Central Africa from 1908 until independence in 1960 and became the Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville). The former colony adopted its present name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in 1964.
- Belgian Congo franc
- Colony of Belgium
- Catholicism (de facto)
Jun 12, 2022 · There’s a dark history between Belgium and the DRC that started in the 19th century. Between 1884 and 1885, there were a series of negotiations between European powers to formalise claims to ...
- Julien Bobineau
Nov 13, 2020 · Belgium was already a major industrial power by the late 19th century but its economy was immeasurably improved by the capture of Congo, says Pierre Kompany, Belgium’s most prominent politician ...
The Congo Free State was a corporate state privately controlled by Leopold II of Belgium through his Association internationale africaine, a non-governmental organization supposedly dedicated to humanitarian purposes. Under Leopold II’s administration, the Congo Free State became the site of one of the most infamous international scandals of ...
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It is an important contribution to the history of European colonialism, but also to understanding the contemporary history of the Congo.’ Martin Conway - University of Oxford ‘An indispensable - indeed unique - economic, social, and political history of Belgium and the Congo.’ Wm. Roger Louis - University of Texas, Austin
