David Van Rebrouck chronicles Congo’s tortured history and the colonial masters who plundered it ...

According to this history the troubles for the Congo Free State began when the decree was issued declaring all "vacant lands" the property of the State.

Between 1885 and 1908, the Belgian King Leopold II personally ruled the Congo Free State, which was also known as the Independent State of the Congo. Because he ruled the state personally, he had ...

The case of the Congo Free State certainly is different from that of any historical venture with which it may be likened. It can scarcely be a repetition in any way of the history of modern India.

In the years between 1885 and 1908, some 10 million people died in the Congo Free State -- victims of one of the modern world's most terrible holocausts. Yet this enormous crime has scarcely ...

Tom and Dominic set out on their shocking journey into the history of the subjugation of the Congo Free State to the monstrous King Leopold of Belgium. Show more he story of King Leopold of ...

The so-called Congo Free State (État indépendant du Congo) existed as a private colony of King Leopold II (1835-1909) until the Belgian government took over in 1908.

1884-85 -- Major European powers carve up Africa at Berlin conference, which approves creating Congo Free State (CFS) under direct rule of Leopold II. CFS becomes one of most brutal and ...

As an introduction to his lecture, Mr. Mansfield gave a detailed account of the history of the Congo Free State.

The horrific atrocities that took place in the Congo Free State are often compared to the Holocaust, with king Leopold II of Belgium being compared to the Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. Between 1885 ...