[DOC] [TLE] Belgian Congo - Wikipedia [PAR] The Belgian Congo was a Belgian colony in Central Africa between 1908 and 
1960 in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Colonial rule 
in the Congo began in the late 19th century. King Leopold II of the Belgians 
persuaded the government to support .... This was after King Leopold II had given 
up any hope to maintain a... [DOC] [TLE] King Leopold II of Belgium - Wikipedia [PAR] Leopold II (9 April 1835  17 December 1909) was the second King of the 
Belgians, known for the founding and exploitation of the Congo .... After the king's 
death, it was soon discovered that he had left Caroline a massive amount of .... 
the famous explorer Henry Stanley to explore and establish a colony in the 
Congo region. [DOC] [TLE] Colonization of the Congo - Wikipedia [PAR] Colonization of the Congo refers to the period of Henry Morton Stanley's first 
exploration of the Congo (1876) until its annexation as a personal possession of 
King Leopold II of Belgium (1885). ... After leaving Livingstone, Stanley sailed for 
1,000 miles (1,600 km) down the Lualaba (Upper Congo) to the large lake he 
named... [DOC] [TLE] Democratic Republic of the Congo - Wikipedia [PAR] Rpublique dmocratique du Congo (French). Repubilika ya Kngo ya 
Dimokalasi (Kongo) ... Besides the capital, Kinshasa, the other major cities, 
Lubumbashi and ... The eastern regions of the precolonial Congo were heavily 
disrupted by constant slave ... The Belgian Congo was directly involved in the two 
world wars. [DOC] [TLE] Congo Free State - Wikipedia [PAR] The Congo Free State was a large state in Central Africa from 1885 to 1908, 
which was in ... Leopold extracted ivory, rubber, and minerals in the upper Congo 
basin for sale ... In 1876 Leopold II, King of the Belgians hosted a geographic 
conference in ... After 1879 and the crumbling of the International African 
Association,... [DOC] [TLE] Culture of Democratic Republic of the Congo - history, people ... [PAR] Formerly known as Lopoldville, after King Leopold II of Belgium, Kinshasa is a 
vibrant ... The vast population of the DRC is divided into ten administrative 
regions. ... era in missionary schools has evolved into a new dialect called 
Kingwana. ... in the Congo had collapsed, so the new Belgian colony focused on 
exploiting the... [DOC] [TLE] Congo/Zaire - San Jose State University [PAR] formerly Zaire ... King Lopold II of Belgium induced the community of nations to 
accept his ... Belgium was the second nation, after Britain, to go through the 
industrial ... French explorers entered the region north of the Congo River and 
France asserted ... He created a personal army called the Force Publique to carry 
out his... [DOC] [TLE] Overview of Belgian African Colonies - Geography - About.com [PAR] An overview of Belgium's role in African colonialism and the impact of that ... In 
the 1870s, Leopold II created an organization called the International ... King 
Leopold sent the explorer Henry Morton Stanley to the region. ... He named the 
region the "Congo Free State." ... Its capital is Kinshasa, formerly named 
Leopoldville. [DOC] [TLE] Republic of Congo | South African History Online [PAR] Upon independence in 1960, the former French region of Middle Congo ... (but 
not to be confused with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, formerly Zaire, ... 
territory effectively became the private estate of the Belgian King, Leopold II. ... (
later to become Kinshasa), and the Belgians panicked and withdrew from the 
Congo... [DOC] [TLE] The Democratic Republic of Congo  Global Issues [PAR] Jul 5, 1999 ... From the violent 1885 Belgian imposition of colonial rule by King Leopold II who 
regarded it as his personal fiefdom and called it the Congo Free ... Our brothers 
who help kill useconomic exploitation and human rights ... and fled to 
neighboring Congo in the eastern region of the DRC after the genocide. [DOC] [TLE] The Butcher of Congo - Hartford Web Publishing [PAR] Adam Hochschild calls it "the great forgetting" in his brilliant new book, King ... 
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Question: Kinshasa was formerly called this, after a Belgian king who exploited the Congo region
Answer: Leopoldville