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King Leopold II sets a private venture to colonise Congo.
Belgian King Leopold II sets a private venture to colonise Congo. He slowly started to take over the Congo. -
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Imperialism In The Belgian Congo
The conditions before imperialism in The Belgian Congo were much better than before Belgium's king took over. When king Leopold II ruled he ruled as a dictator. The working conditions were very bad, taxes were very high and four to eight million Africans died. Most were worked to death. -
A British explorer Henry Stanley navigates the Congo river.
British explorer Henry Stanley navigates the Congo river to the Atlantic Ocean. -
Stanley established Leopold's authority in the Congo basin.
Leopold told Henry Stanley to establish the his authority in the Congo basin. He did this so he could control the Congo. -
The Conference of Berlin.
This was where 14 nations met to divide Africa. The countries were Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden-Norway, Turkey, and the United States of America (did not actually participate in the conference). -
The Establishment of the Congo Free State.
King Leopold anounced the establisment of the Congo Free State. At the conference of Berlin Leopold stated that he has clamied the Congo basin. Leopold manly came to the congo because of the rubber plants and for trade routes. -
The people of Congo protest the killings of the people of Congo by Leopold.
Large amounts of killings by Leopold's agents were very frequent and there were many victims. The people of Congo hated what Leopold was doing and in reaction to that they protested. -
Belgium started to lose control of the Congo.
Belgium started to lose control of the Congo after huge riots in Leopoldville (Kinshasa). -
Independence From Belgium
The Congo becomes a free nation with Patrice Lumumba as the prime minister and Joseph Kasavubu as the president of Congo. In February of 1961 Patrice Lumumba was murdered. -
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The country is renamed Zaire.
Joseph Mobuto renames the country Zaire and renames the river Congo the river zarie. -
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Zarie is now the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Zarie is now the Democratic Republic of Congo. Laurent-Desire Kabila is the new president and the first of the Democratic Republic of Congo. -
War between rebels against Kabila
The rebels of the Democratic Republic of Congo were backed up by Rwanda and Uganda. They all were upset with what Kabila was doing. Nambia and Angolia sided with Kabila. The rebels took control of most of the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. -
Dikembe Mutombo Opens a Hospital in Kinshasa.
Dikembe Mutombo is a Congolese American who was born in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. He was a NBA player from 1991-2009. He opened the Biamba Marie Mutombo Hospital, for his mother. This Hospital has improved the health of many people in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This was just the begining of his humanitarian work.
