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The African Colony that Inspired 'Heart of Darkness'

Belgian Congo was a colony of Belgium from 1908 until 1960. Prior to that, the region had been the Congo Free State (created in 1885), which was effectively a private enterprise of King Leopold II...

World History Encyclopedia

Cpaphil Feb 21

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Cpaphil Feb 21

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Cpaphil Dec 21

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Cpaphil Dec 21

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Cpaphil Dec 20

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Cpaphil Dec 20

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Liam O'Mara IV, PhD Dec 3

On #ThisDayInHistory in 1941, a series of #strikes broke out in the #BelgianCongo. The occupation of #Belgium during #WWII pierced an illusion of invincibility, and workers shut down mines across #Congo's south. About a week later, 100 miners were massacred, breaking the #strike.

PugJesus Oct 16

"Time to chop off some Congolese hands for not meeting their rubber quota!"

Paria sans portefeuille Sep 4, 2025

'Finding ways of limiting Africans’ advancement was central to #Belgium’s strategy for sustaining its dominance over a land so rich in resources that it was often called a “geological scandal.” '

#HowardFrench reviews #TheLumumbaPlot, #MyCountryAfrica, and the #documentary #SoundtrackToACoupDÉtat

https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2025/09/25/a-damn-nuisance-patrice-lumumba/
https://archive.ph/SNQHc

#Congo #BelgianCongo #imperialism #colonialViolence #PatriceLumumba #CIA #covertOps #ColdWar #cinema #books @histodons @bookstodon @film

‘A Damn Nuisance’

Patrice Lumumba’s vision for a newly independent Congo fell victim to historical circumstances that were too powerful for him to overcome.

The New York Review of Books