King Leopold of Belgium bought the entire country of the Congo w/o even going there..............

Belgian Congo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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The Belgian Congo (French: Congo Belge, Dutch: Belgisch-Congo) was a Belgian colony in Central Africa between 1908 and 1960 in what is now the ...

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Belgian Congo | historical region, Africa | Britannica.com

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Oct 12, 2014 - Belgian Congo, French Congo Belge, Belgian CongoEncyclopædia Britannica, Inc.former colony (coextensive with the present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo) in Africa, ruled by Belgium from 1908 until 1960. ... In the late 1950s, when France and the United Kingdom worked with their ...

Belgian Congo - The Ultimate History Project

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Of all African nations, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has had an especially tumultuous post-colonial experience. Formerly a Belgian colony, the DRC ...

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The Belgian Congo is often cited as one of the most brutal and exploitative colonial regimes in modern history. It stands as an extreme example of...

THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - HistoryWorld

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Jump to Belgian Congo - : 1908-1957. Although Belgium takes responsibility in 1908 for the Congo, it remains a colony unlike others in Africa. It is still ...

Belgium confronts its colonial demons | World news | The ...

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Jul 18, 2002 - More than a century after King Leopold II of Belgium claimed Congo as his personal colony, an unprecedented investigation into his country's ...

Belgium Confronts Its Heart of Darkness - Unsavory ...

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Sep 21, 2002 - Belgium Confronts Its Heart of Darkness; Unsavory Colonial Behavior in the Congo Will Be Tackled by a New Study. By ALAN RIDING.

Congolese win independence from the Belgian Empire ...

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Dispersed throughout the Congo. View Location on Map. Goals: The goal of this campaign was to gain Congo's independence from the Belgium administration.