Congo Free State

E102002 UNEXPLORED

The Congo Free State was a vast Central African territory privately controlled by Belgium’s King Leopold II in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, notorious for extreme exploitation and atrocities during European colonial expansion.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Belgian Congo	4
Congo Free State administration	1

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

AEF → borderedBy → Congo Free State ⓘ

this entity surface form: Belgian Congo

French Ubangi-Shari → borderedBy → Congo Free State ⓘ

this entity surface form: Belgian Congo

Ubangi-Shari territory → borderedBy → Congo Free State ⓘ

subject surface form: Ubangi-Shari

this entity surface form: Belgian Congo

Leopold II of Belgium → endOfAuthorityOver → Congo Free State ⓘ

Leopold II of Belgium → founded → Congo Free State ⓘ

Walloon diaspora → hasDestinationCountry → Congo Free State ⓘ

Order of Leopold II → historicalLink → Congo Free State ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congo Free State administration

Allied forces → includedCountry → Congo Free State ⓘ

this entity surface form: Belgian Congo

Scramble for Africa → involves → Congo Free State ⓘ

Order of Leopold II → originalAssociation → Congo Free State ⓘ

Leopold II of Belgium → startOfAuthorityOver → Congo Free State ⓘ