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Belgian Congo
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former Belgian colony corresponding to the modern-day Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Belgian Congo was a territory in Central Africa that Belgium colonized and controlled from 1908 until the country gained independence in 1960, eventually becoming the modern-day Democratic Republic of the Congo. It matters historically because Belgian rule had profound and lasting effects on the region's development, governance, and society, shaping the political and economic challenges the independent nation would face.
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- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Country
- Belgian Empire
- Continent
- Africa
- Capital
- Boma
- Official language
- Dutch
- Currency
- Congolese franc
- Area
- 2345410
- Form of government
- colony
- Image
- Kisantu.jpg
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- Commons category
- Belgian Congo
- topic's main category
- Category:Belgian Congo
- replaces
- Congo Free State
- inception
- 1908-11-15
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1960-06-30
- native label
- Belgisch-Kongo
- language used
- Dutch
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Today part ofDemocratic Republic of the Congo
See also: Years
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