Used to be the personal property of the King of the Belgians!
The Kingdom of Belgium
Belgium controlled the Congo Basin area from about 1880 until 1960
Colonies of imperial nations, such as Congo and India.
Democratic Republic of the Congo and Congo. River Congo.
The Democratic Republic of Congo was a Belgium colony. The Republic of Congo was a France colony.
Belgium had ruled the Congo since the early 1900's. Previously King Leopold ruled it as a personal fief.
The Belgian government controlled the country from 1908, when Leopold the Second, King of Belgium, was forced by international opinion to give up 'his' land, until 1960, when the country gained it's independence. France controlled the other Congo- Congo-Brazzaville.
United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was created on 1999-11-30.
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The Democratic Republic of Congo of today was a Belgium colony.The Republic of Congo of today was a France colony.What_European_country_controlled_the_Africa_Congo_before_world_war_2
Kinshasa (capital city of Democratic Republic of Congo) and Brazzaville (capital city of Republic of Congo) - either side of the Congo River?
Kinshasa (capital city of Democratic Republic of Congo) and Brazzaville (capital city of Republic of Congo) - either side of the Congo River?