History of the Democratic Republic of the Congo – Wikipedia

The Congo Free State was a corporate state privately controlled by Leopold II of Belgium through the Association internationale africaine, a non-governmental organization.Leopold was the sole shareholder and chairman. The state included the entire area of the present Democratic Republic of the Congo.Under Leopold II, the Congo Free State became one of the most infamous international scandals …

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