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Congo belge
Also known as Belgisch-Congo
ancienne colonie belge devenue la république démocratique du Congo
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The Belgian Congo was a territory in Central Africa that Belgium colonized and controlled from 1908 until the country gained independence in 1960, eventually becoming the modern-day Democratic Republic of the Congo. It matters historically because Belgian rule had profound and lasting effects on the region's development, governance, and society, shaping the political and economic challenges the independent nation would face.
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- 2345410
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- Kisantu.jpg
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- Commons category
- Belgian Congo
- inception
- 1908-11-15
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1960-06-30
- native label
- Belgisch-Kongo
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Congo belge (en néerlandais : Belgisch-Kongo) est l'ancien nom porté par le territoire de l’actuelle république démocratique du Congo (RDC) entre le 15 novembre 1908, fin de l’État indépendant du Congo, possession personnelle pendant 23 ans du roi des Belges Léopold II, et l’accession à l’indépendance congolaise, effective le 30 juin 1960. Pendant les cinquante-deux ans de la période coloniale, le Congo belge fut géré de Bruxelles, mais avec son armée, la Force publique, sous l'autorité d'un gouverneur général.
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