King Leopold II of Belgium, after he was able to take control of the area while pretending to coordinate humanitarian efforts to help the Congolese (he was not looking to improve the conditions of the Congo, and within twenty five years international outcry led the Belgian government to annex the Congo from him).
Congo Free State was created in 1885.
Congo Free State ended in 1908.
King Leopold II
King Leopold of Belgium became the monarch of the Congo Free State.
Democratic rep of the Congo is a strange country. it has had 5 known names, Congo free state, Belgian Congo, Republic of the Congo, Zaire, and now as the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Congo Free State
The British Parliament should leave the Congo because this will be beneficial for their economy and it can encourage an ever-growing zone of free trade.
In 1908 it was renamed the Belgian Congo
Belgium
The Congo River, also known as the Zaire River
Henry Morton Stanley's exploration of the Congo in 1876 directly led to it becoming a colony of Belgium. Congo became a free state in 1885.
Leopold II