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Congo Free State

historical state, Africa
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Also known as: État Indépendant du Congo, Independent State of the Congo
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Central Africa, c. 1902
Central Africa, c. 1902
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Category: Geography & Travel
French:
État Indépendant du Congo
Date:
1885 - 1908
Major Events:
Berlin West Africa Conference
Key People:
Leopold II
Henry Morton Stanley
Tippu Tib
Sir Roger Casement
Mehmed Emin Pasha
Related Topics:
Western colonialism
Association Internationale du Congo
Related Places:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Congo Free State, former state in Africa that occupied almost all of the Congo River basin, coextensive with the modern Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was created in the 1880s as the private holding of a group of European investors headed by Leopold II, king of the Belgians. The king’s attention was drawn to the region during Henry (later Sir Henry) Morton Stanley’s exploration of the Congo River in 1874–77. In November of 1877 Leopold formed the Committee for Studies of the Upper Congo (Comité d’Études du Haut Congo, later renamed Association Internationale du Congo) to open up the ...(100 of 560 words)

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