Congo Free State - Wikipedia
The Congo Free State, also known as the Independent State of the Congo (French: État indépendant du Congo), was a large state and absolute monarchy in Central Africa from 1885 to 1908. It was privately owned by King Leopold II, the constitutional monarch of …
Congo Free State | Historical State, Imperialism, Africa | Britannica
2024年11月16日 · 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, …
Friends of the Congo - Raising Consciousness About the …
The Friends of the Congo (FOTC) is a 501 (c) (3) tax exempt an advocacy organization based in Washington, DC. The FOTC was established in 2004 to work in partnership with Congolese to bring about peaceful and lasting change in the Democratic …
Atrocities in the Congo Free State - Wikipedia
From 1885 to 1908, many atrocities were committed in the Congo Free State (today the Democratic Republic of the Congo) under the absolute rule of King Leopold II of Belgium. These atrocities were particularly associated with the labour policies, enforced by colonial administrators, used to collect natural rubber for export.
Belgian King Establishes Congo Free State - Education
On February 5, 1885, Belgian King Leopold II established the Congo Free State by brutally seizing the African landmass as his personal possession. Rather than control the Congo as a colony , as other European powers did throughout Africa, Leopold privately owned the region .
No One is Free Until We're All Free | Nubian Message
2024年4月25日 · The Pan-African movement’s connection to the Free Congo and Free Sudan movements is much more personal because those nations lie within the heart of Africa. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Sudan are deep in crisis, though they don’t get nearly enough attention as they should.
Congo Campaigns - Friends of the Congo
Join The #FreeCongo Movement by taking the below actions: Send Urgent Letter to U.S. Lawmakers to demand that Your Tax Dollars Stop Funding Conflict in the Congo (Options for UK & EU coming soon). Fill out this form to let us know the ways you would be interested in helping to build a global solidarity movement for a Free Congo.
The Congo Free State* - Countries - Office of the Historian
The Congo Free State was a former state in Africa covering much of the territory that comprises the modern Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was created in the 1880s through agreements with local rulers by a group of European investors headed by Leopold II, King of the Belgians.
Congo Free State (1885-1908) - Blackpast
2023年1月20日 · The Congo Free State, also known as the Independent State of the Congo, was a private possession owned by King Leopold II of Belgium from 1885 to 1908. King Leopold II became interested in the region during Sir Henry Morton Stanley’s exploration of the Congo River between 1874 and 1877.
The Atrocities of the Congo Free State Rubber Regime - ThoughtCo
2018年8月11日 · The Congo Free State was the site of some of the worst atrocities witnessed during the European colonization of Africa—all in the name of rubber.
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