Congo Arab War
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The Congo Arab War was a late 19th-century conflict in Central Africa between forces of King Leopold II’s Congo Free State and Arab-Swahili traders over control of territory, resources, and the lucrative ivory and slave trades.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Congo Arab War canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conflict
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war ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Arab–Congo War
NERFINISHED
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Congo–Arab War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant |
Arab-Swahili militias
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Force Publique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType |
African war
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colonial war ⓘ |
| consequence |
consolidation of Leopold II’s personal rule over the Congo Free State
ⓘ
decline of Arab-Swahili political influence in eastern Congo ⓘ increased European control over Central African trade routes ⓘ |
| economicContext |
East African slave trade
NERFINISHED
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ivory trade in Central Africa ⓘ |
| endTime | 1894 ⓘ |
| hasCause |
expansion of Congo Free State authority in eastern Congo
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struggle for control of ivory trade ⓘ struggle for control of slave trade ⓘ struggle for control of territory ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Democratic Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainBelligerent |
Arab-Swahili traders
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Congo Free State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
Arab-Swahili forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
forces of King Leopold II’s Congo Free State ⓘ |
| partOf |
Scramble for Africa
NERFINISHED
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history of the Congo Free State ⓘ |
| place |
Central Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Congo Free State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
European colonial expansion in Africa
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establishment of Congo Free State rule in eastern Congo ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Arab-Swahili trading networks
NERFINISHED
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Congo Free State NERFINISHED ⓘ Force Publique campaigns in eastern Congo ⓘ |
| result |
defeat of Arab-Swahili trading networks in eastern Congo
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expansion of Leopold II’s control over eastern Congo ⓘ victory of Congo Free State ⓘ weakening of Arab-Swahili slave trading power in the region ⓘ |
| significantPerson |
Francis Dhanis
NERFINISHED
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King Leopold II of Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ Sefu bin Hamid NERFINISHED ⓘ Tippu Tip NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1892 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| topic |
colonial exploitation in Central Africa
ⓘ
suppression of rival trading systems by colonial powers ⓘ |
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