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Why King Leopold II of Belgium have interest for Congo region?

April 26, 2017Belgium congo culture ii King leopold region Royalty Society

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Why King Leopold II of Belgium have interest for Congo region?

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The interest came from the European land grab and King Leopold’s desire not to miss out. He was a fairly brutal ruler in the Belgian Congo. He was the only European to have private ownership of a country too (all other African colonies were colonies of states not private people).