Question

Was "Congo Free State" an appropriate name for the Congo under King Leopold's rule? Why or why not?

Answer 1

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It was created in the 1880s as the private holding of a group of European investors headed by Leopold II, king of the Belgians.

At the Berlin West Africa Conference of 1884–85, its name became the Congo Free State, and European powers recognized Leopold as its sovereign.

Answer 2

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➢ It was created in the 1880s as the private holding of a group of European investors headed by Leopold II, king of the Belgians.

➢At the Berlin West Africa Conference of 1884–85, its name became the Congo Free State, and European powers recognized Leopold as its sovereign.