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History of The Belgian Congo

History of The Belgian Congo. Savannah Mills Danielle MacVicar Joeli McKee. Congo Free State.

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History of The Belgian Congo

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  1. History of The Belgian Congo Savannah Mills Danielle MacVicar Joeli McKee

  2. Congo Free State • In 1876, Belgium’s King Leopold II (1835-1909) convened a conference in Brussels. Leopold proposed establishing an international committee for the propagation of civilization among the peoples of Central Africa (the Congo region). • His primary objective was to exploit the lucrative ivory marketin Central Africa by establishing a secure trade route between the Upper and Lower Congo • Extracted rubber trees using slave labor • The export was to be used in the industrial growthof the 19th and 20th century in Europe and Africa.

  3. The Congo The Republic of The Congo The Belgian Congo

  4. King Leopold II • King Leopold II ruled the Congo, alone without the Belgian government • Personal concession for Leopold, ruled as dictatorship rather than a colony • Used his rule to augment his personal wealth. • He showed brutality towards the Congolese. • Congolese wives and children had their hands cut off if their husband/father failed to meet rubber-collection quotas. • Under Leopold’s reign nearly 10 million people died

  5. King Leopold II

  6. The Congolese

  7. The Belgian Colony • The Belgian government took it back from Leopold in 1908, and ruled it as a colony until 1960. • Missionaries educated the natives - only 500 missionaries • June 30th, 1960 the Congolese declared their independence • The country was very unstable • Eventually Patrice Lumumba became Prime Minister, while Joseph Kasavubu was elected President. • Lumumba was arrested in 1960 and later murdered in 1961 • Today the country is known as the Democratic Republic of The Congo

  8. Bibliography Works Consulted • ACHBERGER, Jessica. "Belgian Congo - The Ultimate History Project." The Ultimate History Project. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Feb. 2014. • Amputated Congolese Youth. Digital image. Congo Conference. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Feb. 2014. • Chained Congolese Slaves on a Belgian Rubber Plantation. Digital image. Ultimate History Project. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Feb. 2014. • King Leopold II. Digital image. Congo Conference. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Feb. 2014. • Map of Africa. Digital image. World Atlas. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Feb. 2014. • Map of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Digital image. Vidiani. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Feb. 2014. • Yale University. "Congo Free State, 1885-1908." Belgian Congo. Yale University, 2010. Web. 02 Feb. 2014.

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