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.

Leopold II’s reign in the Congo became an international scandal due to large-scale mistreatment of the indigenous peoples, including frequent mutilation and murder of men, women, and children to enforce rubber production quotas. Describe the brutal ways in which the Belgians abused the inhabitants 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.

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.