Premise: The Belgian Congo ( Congo Belge , Belgisch-Congo ) was a Belgian colony in Central Africa between 1908 and 1960 in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo ( DRC ) . The Congo Free State ( État indépendant du Congo , `` Independent State of the Congo '' , Kongo-Vrijstaat ) was a large state in Central Africa from 1885 to 1908 , which was in personal union with the Kingdom of Belgium under Leopold II . By 1908 , public pressure and diplomatic manoeuvres led to the end of Leopold II 's rule and to the annexation of the Congo as a colony of Belgium . Democratic Republic of the Congo . He named it the Congo Free State . The Belgian Congo achieved independence on 30 June 1960 under the name Republic of the Congo ( Léopoldville ) .
Hypothesis: The Democratic Republic of the Congo was once a former Belgian colony.
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