King Leopold’s agents consolidate their grip on…
1888 CE
King Leopold’s agents consolidate their grip on the Central African ivory trade, brutally enslaving the populace of the newly proclaimed Congo Free State under the guise of “civilizing” trade and religious missions.
African deaths from murder, torture, starvation and disease begin to mount in the Free State.
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Ottoman Empire
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Portugal, Bragança Kingdom of
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Russian Empire
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United States of America (US, USA) (Washington DC)
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Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland)
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Austria-Hungary
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France (French republic); the Third Republic
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German Empire (“Second Reich”)
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Spain, Bourbon Kingdom (second restoration) of
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International Association of the Congo
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Congo Free State (King Leopold's Congo)
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