Annexation of the Congo Free State

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical event
gptkbp:associated_with exploitation of resources
gptkbp:criticism humanitarian organizations
gptkbp:date 1908
gptkbp:documentedIn gptkb:Belgian_Parliament
missionaries
gptkbp:established gptkb:Belgian_government
gptkbp:followedBy administrative changes
gptkbp:governance direct_Belgian_rule
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Annexation of the Congo Free State
gptkbp:influenced economic interests
international pressure
economic motivations
African_colonial_policies
gptkbp:involved gptkb:King_Leopold_II
international scrutiny
gptkbp:is_a_gathering_for Congo's_history
Belgian_colonial_policy
gptkbp:is_a_subject_of historical analysis
historical debate
gptkbp:is_characterized_by resource extraction
administrative reforms
economic exploitation
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Scramble_for_Africa
European_imperialism
Belgian_colonial_expansion
gptkbp:is_supported_by Belgian_industrialists
gptkbp:keyEvent Congo's_colonial_history
gptkbp:led_to reforms in administration
increased_Belgian_control
gptkbp:location gptkb:Congo_Free_State
gptkbp:opposedBy local leaders
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Congo_Free_State
gptkbp:related_to human rights violations
gptkbp:resultedIn gptkb:Belgian_Congo
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:Congo
gptkb:Belgium
international relations
colonial history
colonial studies
African_history
Congo's_political_history
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Belgian_Congo
gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for social change
gptkbp:was_a_factor_in Congo's_development
Congo's_independence_movement
gptkbp:was_a_response_to public outcry
international criticism
gptkbp:was_a_result_of economic exploitation
political pressure
colonial ambitions
abuses_in_the_Congo_Free_State
gptkbp:was_marked_by political changes
personal_rule_of_Leopold_II