Democratic Republic of the Congo

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    Navigators visit the congo

    Navigators visit the congo
    Portuguese navigator Diogo Cao becomes the first European to visit the Congo; Portuguese set up ties with the king of Congo.

  • Europeans enslaved people 1700s-1800s

    Europeans enslaved people 1700s-1800s
    European merchants engaged in slave trade through Congo intermediaries.

  • Belgian King

    Belgian King
    Belgian King Leopold II colonized the area as his private holding

  • European Colonization

    European Colonization
    Leopold commissions Stanley to establish the king's authority in the Congo basin.

  • Belgians Conquer

    Belgians Conquer
    Belgians conquer Katanga.

  • Belgians take over

    Belgians take over
    Belgian state annexes Congo protests over killings and overworking carried out on a mass scale by Leopold's agents

  • Belgians start to lose control

    Belgians start to lose control
    Belgians begin to lose control of the Congo territories due to many protests around the territories.

  • Independence

    Independence
    The Congo become independent form the Belgians with their president Joseph Kasavubu

  • Kasavubu dismisses Lumumba

    Kasavubu dismisses Lumumba
    Kasavubu dismisses Lumumba as prime minister and gets arrested. Months later he got murdured

  • Rebels take over

    Rebels take over
    Rebels from Rwanda and Uganda rise up against Kabila. Zimbabwe, Namibia send troops to repel them. Angolan troops also come to help. The rebels take control of much of the east of DR Congo.

  • Countries try to help

    Countries try to help
    The six African countries involved in the war sign a ceasefire accord in Lusaka.

  • New Constitution and flag

    New Constitution and flag
    New constitution comes into force and a new national flag is created.