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Season 2, Episode 3 The Start of the Belgian Congo
Manage episode 317783166 series 2850807
International pressure forced the Belgian government to succeed King Leopold II, and The Belgian Congo was born.
The Belgian people were not unanimously behind colonialism, although the colony was supported by the socialist government on the grounds of developmental support.
But the companies who were developing were also exploiting, although now under international scrutiny their actions
The peoples of the Congo entered the 20th Century in the midst of these tensions.
28 Episoden
Manage episode 317783166 series 2850807
International pressure forced the Belgian government to succeed King Leopold II, and The Belgian Congo was born.
The Belgian people were not unanimously behind colonialism, although the colony was supported by the socialist government on the grounds of developmental support.
But the companies who were developing were also exploiting, although now under international scrutiny their actions
The peoples of the Congo entered the 20th Century in the midst of these tensions.
28 Episoden
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