World History · Middle East & Africa

Congo Free State

By Marc Schulman World History 2 min read

HistoryCentral · Primary Source & History

The Belgium's declare the Congo a Free State. They open it to settlement and trade by all nations. The territory was under the personal rule of Leopold the King of Belgium. The people of Congo where in fact exploited and brutally oppressed.

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