L'État Indépendant du Congo 1895

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L'État Indépendant du Congo 1895

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The Congo Free State was formally established in 1885 under the Belgian King Léopold II. With the use of forced labor, the governors rapidly developed agriculture and mining during their repressive twenty year administration, making the Free State the world's largest exporter of rubber by 1903. However due in part to international opposition to the abuses of power, the Free State was annexed to Belgium by act of parliament in 1908. The essay L'État Indépendant du Congo was written by an unknown Belgian some time during the period 1895-1908. Apologetic in tone, it discusses the political and social organization and religion of the Congolese natives, the geography and productions of both Bas Congo and Haute Congo, and the civil administration.

1.0 Volume(s); 42 p.

American Philosophical Society

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