1908: Congo Free State Became Belgian Congo

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1908: Congo Free State Became Belgian Congo

Post author:Tadese Faforiji
Post published:July 11, 2022
Post category:General
Reading time:1 min read

The Congo Free State, which had been the private property of Belgian King Leopold II, became an official Belgian colony in 1908. This was a result of the action of the Belgian Parliament after revelations about Leopold’s rule had become so outrageous that Parliament felt it had no other option.

Tadese Faforiji

Tadese Faforiji is the founder of Tadexprof, a travel and nature site covering world's destinations worth visiting. He started the site covering local travel in Nigeria and has since expanded it into US national park guides, with plans to document more of the world firsthand going forward.