King Leopold's corpse

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Of course, pretty much from the beginning Leopold ran the "Free State" using Belgian administrtaors, so it was a crypto-Belgian colony from the beginning. So therelly be a smooth transistion to hi ssuccessor, or to the Belgian state.
 
from1885 until 1908
king Leopold II was "chairman" of the Congo Free State
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congo_Free_State
after 1908 it became Belgian Congo

in Belgium are alot of rumor about this assassination attempt:
that the attempt was staged
like Police crackdowns against European anarchists.
or a polical conspiracy to make Belgium a republic

with death of Leopold II
the Belgium the House of Commons start to investigate wat happen there
but it take until 1905 it confirmed report's.
so the Congo Free State had become Belgian Congo not before 1906!
 
from1885 until 1908
king Leopold II was "chairman" of the Congo Free State
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congo_Free_State
after 1908 it became Belgian Congo

in Belgium are alot of rumor about this assassination attempt:
that the attempt was staged
like Police crackdowns against European anarchists.
or a polical conspiracy to make Belgium a republic

with death of Leopold II
the Belgium the House of Commons start to investigate wat happen there
but it take until 1905 it confirmed report's.
so the Congo Free State had become Belgian Congo not before 1906!

Which brings up interesting speculation as what the Congo Free State would be like under the reign of Albert 1, that is the Free State lasted beyond 1909.
 
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