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Henry Morton Stanley's adventures have brought the …
Years: 1876 - 1887
Henry Morton Stanley's adventures have brought the Congo to the attention of Belgium's King Leopold II, a man of boundless energy and ambition.
The European occupation of Africa is well under way, but the Congo River basin remains for the most part unknown to Europeans.
With no great powers contesting its control, the area appears to present an ideal opportunity for Belgian expansion.
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- Bantu peoples
- Arab people
- Mongo peoples
- Kongo people
- Luba people
- Mangbetu people
- Christians, Roman Catholic
- Zande people
- Kongo, Kingdom of
- Lunda people
- Kuba Kingdom
- Portuguese Empire
- Protestantism
- Chokwe people
- Luba, Kingdom of
- Lunda, Kingdom of
- Kazembe
- Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland)
- Belgium, Kingdom of
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Years: 1876 - 1887
People
Groups
- Bantu peoples
- Arab people
- Mongo peoples
- Kongo people
- Luba people
- Mangbetu people
- Christians, Roman Catholic
- Zande people
- Kongo, Kingdom of
- Lunda people
- Kuba Kingdom
- Portuguese Empire
- Protestantism
- Chokwe people
- Luba, Kingdom of
- Lunda, Kingdom of
- Kazembe
- Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland)
- Belgium, Kingdom of
Topics
Commodoties
Subjects
Regions
Subregions