The Belgian Congo (French: Congo belge, pronounced [kɔ̃ɡo bɛlʒ]; Dutch: Belgisch-Congo) [a] was a Belgian colony in Central Africa from 1908 until independence in 1960 and became the Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville).

Jan 11, 2025 · Belgian Congo (Congo Belge) was a colony in Africa that was ruled by Belgium from 1908 until June 30, 1960, when it became an independent republic; it is now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Roughly 98% of Belgium's overseas territory was just one colony (about 76 times larger than Belgium itself) – known as the Belgian Congo. The colony was founded in 1908 following the transfer of sovereignty from the Congo Free State, which was the personal property of Belgium's king, Leopold II.

Belgian Congo was a Belgian colony in central Africa. It was formed in 1908. The government of Belgium took over the previously separate kingdom of Belgium's monarch Léopold II; the Congo Free State. Today it is called the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The Belgian Congo was a vast colony in Central Africa, established as a personal possession of King Leopold II of Belgium in 1885 before becoming a Belgian state colony in 1908.

Belgium was the obvious European candidate to run the Congo. For two years, it debated the question and held new elections on the issue. Yielding to international pressure, the parliament of Belgium annexed the Congo Free State and took over its administration on November 15, 1908, as the colony of the Belgian Congo.

Jan 24, 2025 · Belgian Congo Historical map of the Belgian Congo (1908–60). The paternalistic tendencies of Belgian colonial rule bore traces of two characteristic features of Leopoldian rule: an irreducible tendency to treat Africans as children and a …

May 15, 2024 · Belgium's colonization of the Congo represents one of the most brutal examples of exploitation through imperialism, this becomes evident by the widespread offenses, forced labor, and human rights violations fulfilled under King Leopold II’s unforgiving sovereignty with the greedy intention of wealth and power.

Jul 24, 2024 · King Leopold II of Belgium ruled the Congo Free State from 1885 to 1908, and his reign is marked by extreme brutality and exploitation. Here’s a detailed overview of his involvement in the Congo: Acquisition of the Congo

The Belgian Congo (French: Congo Belge, Dutch: Belgisch-Congo [lower-alpha 1]) was a Belgian colony in Central Africa between 1908 and 1960 in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Colonial rule in the Congo began in the late 19th century.