Mastodawn

Belgian Congo was a colony of Belgium from 1908 until 1960. #History #BelgianCongo #Africa #Belgium #Colonisation #Colony #Congo #CongoFreeState #LeopoldII #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/1-22881-en/

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...

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Liam O'Mara IV, PhD Feb 5

The nonsensically-named #CongoFreeState was declared on #ThisDayInHistory in 1885. It was the personal possession of #KingLeopoldII of #Belgium. His forces killed (& sometimes ate) up to 10 million people to extract profit, and mutilated millions for failing to meet work quotas.