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King Leopold II lost control of the Congo largely due to international outrage over his brutal exploitation and human rights abuses in the region, particularly the forced labor and atrocities committed against the local population in the rubber trade. Reports from missionaries and activists, such as Edmund Dene Morel and the Congo Reform Association, raised awareness and galvanized public opinion against his regime. Additionally, growing pressure from the Belgian government and international community ultimately led to the annexation of the Congo Free State by Belgium in 1908, ending Leopold's personal rule.

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