Henry Morton Stanley's adventures have brought the…

1876 CE to 1887 CE

Henry Morton Stanley's adventures have brought the Congo to the attention of Belgium's King Leopold II, a man of boundless energy and ambition.

The European occupation of Africa is well under way, but the Congo River basin remains for the most part unknown to Europeans.

With no great powers contesting its control, the area appears to present an ideal opportunity for Belgian expansion.

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