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Hace 4 días · Caucho, uranio y sangre: colonialismo e independencia en República Democrática del Congo. Congoleños sostienen unas manos apuntadas. La imagen fue sacada en 1904 por Alice Seeley Harris en Baringa, al norte de la actual República Democrática del Congo, cuando era una colonia personal del rey Leopoldo de Bélgica. “¡El horror! !¡. El ...
Hace 2 días · El Congo Belga El rey de Bélgica, Leopoldo II, se aseguró el dominio de la zona situada al sur del río Congo para explorar las riquezas minerales y monopolizar el comercio. Esto desencadenó la expansión territorial de otras potencias como Francia, Portugal, Gran Bretaña y Alemania.
Hace 3 días · Democratic Republic of the Congo - Conflict, Colonialism, Independence: The triggering events behind the “Congo crisis” were the mutiny of the army (the Force Publique) near Léopoldville on July 5 and the subsequent intervention of Belgian paratroopers, ostensibly to protect the lives of Belgian citizens.
Hace 6 días · Appropriated as the Congo Free State in 1885, the colony was not a state-controlled territory, but rather King Leopold II’s private property. Leopold’s stated goal was to bring civilisation to the people of Congo, yet his rule became infamous for its brutality.
Hace 2 días · Antes de sua transição para uma colônia oficial belga, o Congo viveu um período sombrio sob o domínio pessoal de Leopoldo II da Bélgica, de 1885 a 1908. Durante esses anos, o território não era considerado uma colônia do Estado belga, mas sim propriedade privada do monarca, administrado através da “Associação Internacional do Congo”.
Hace 3 días · Democratic Republic of the Congo - Central Africa, Conflict, Resources: Following Mobutu’s departure, Kabila assumed the presidency and restored the country’s previous name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Hace 3 días · Baudouin's speech praised developments under colonialism, his reference to the "genius" of his great-granduncle Leopold II of Belgium, glossing over atrocities committed during his reign over the Congo Free State.
