The Birth of the Congo as a Free State

Birth of the Congo as a free country In the first few years of his sovereignty, King Belgian Leopold began to show interest in the natural resources of central Africa, especially the wild rubber growing in the center of the jungle. In 1876, he invited a group of humanitarian and travelers who met in Brussels and discussed how to open the "Darkland" program (Doyle). At this conference, the name was almost entirely a Belgian institution, King Belgium served as President, but the International African Association was founded.

In the past, the Democratic Republic of Congo was known as Congo Free State, Belgian Congo, Republic of Congo - Leopoldville, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Zaire before returning to the present state. It was named after the Democratic Republic of Congo. At the time of independence, the country was named Republic of the Congo - Leopoldville to distinguish it from the neighboring Republic of the Congo - Brazzaville. The country became a Democratic Republic of Congo under the Constitution of Lulu Boule promulgated on August 1, 1964, but on 27 October 1971 President Mobut Sesek changed its name to Zaire (the name of the Congo River in the past) Did. As part of its true initiative.

John Green taught about the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo was once a Congo Free State, once a central area of ​​the Congo River Basin. So the history of this place is a little confused. The history of the Congo is the center of the history of the Central African Republic and the Congo War is involved in neighboring countries like Uganda and Rwanda. John introduces the history of the Congo and the region.

Prior to the 19th century, some of the greatest civilizations in history lived what we called Congo. From the "destruction of black civilization" it turned out that the former kingdom of Congo is an example of a brilliant achievement. From Kuba under Shyaam the Great to Matamba Kingdom under Ngola Kambolo, Congo is the birthplace of culture and democracy. Leopold slaughtered rubber, gold, ivory, massacred 10 million blacks, men, women and children. He is very barbarian among barbarians, and even other white people are shocked. His crime like hell is too much to repeat in this article, but "Leopold's Ghost: African colony greed, horror, heroism"

Between 1885 and 1908, a number of well documented atrocities that were individual colonies of King Leopold II of King Belgium II were held in Congo Free State (today's Congo Democratic Republic). These atrocities are sometimes called "Congoloter" by European contemporaries and are particularly relevant to the labor policy used to collect natural rubber exports. Together with epidemics, famine and declining birth rates due to these damages, these atrocities brought about a sharp decline in the Congo population. Although the degree of population decline at this time is controversial, it is believed to be between 15 million people.