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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:History
gptkb:region
gptkb:Congo_Free_State
gptkb:colonialism
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gptkbp:administrative_division
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provinces
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gptkbp:area
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2,345,410 km²
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gptkbp:breeding_behavior
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gptkb:Belgium
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gptkbp:capital
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gptkb:Leopoldville
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gptkbp:colonizer
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gptkb:Belgium
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gptkbp:conflict
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gptkb:Congo_Crisis
gptkb:Civil_War
gptkb:Congo_Wars
Independence riots
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gptkbp:cultural_aspect
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gptkb:art
gptkb:traditional_music
gptkb:Festivals
gptkb:festivals
gptkb:traditional_dance
gptkb:cuisine
Traditional music
Traditional dance
Art and crafts
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gptkbp:cultural_influence
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African culture
Belgian culture
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gptkbp:currency
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gptkb:Congolese_franc
Belgian franc
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gptkbp:demographics
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urbanization
linguistic diversity
population growth
ethnic diversity
religious diversity
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gptkbp:dissolved
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gptkb:1960
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gptkbp:economic_activity
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agriculture
fishing
mining
forestry
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gptkbp:economy
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Mining industry
Rubber production
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gptkbp:environmental_concerns
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Pollution
Deforestation
Biodiversity loss
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gptkbp:established
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1885
1908
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gptkbp:ethnicity
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gptkb:Pygmies
gptkb:Bantu
Bantu peoples
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gptkbp:export_markets
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gptkb:copper
gptkb:gold
diamonds
rubber
ivory
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gptkbp:founded_in
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gptkb:Belgian_government
1908
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gptkbp:geographical_feature
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gptkb:Mount_Meru
gptkb:Congo_River
gptkb:Virunga_Mountains
gptkb:Lake_Tanganyika
gptkb:Mount_Stanley
gptkb:tropical_rainforest
Congo Basin
Mountains
Savanna
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gptkbp:governed_by
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gptkb:Belgium
gptkb:colonialism
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gptkbp:government_type
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gptkb:monarchy
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gptkbp:governor
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gptkb:Albert,_King_of_the_Belgians
gptkb:Hermann_von_Wissmann
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gptkbp:has_departments
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gptkb:University_of_Kinshasa
gptkb:Congo_Basin_Research_Center
gptkb:Congo_River_Navigation_Company
gptkb:National_Museum_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo
Congo Free State Archives
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gptkbp:historical_documentation
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gptkb:Congo_Free_State_Act
Treaties with local leaders
Reports of human rights abuses
Belgian Colonial Charter
Economic exploitation reports
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gptkbp:historical_event
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gptkb:Assassination_of_Patrice_Lumumba
gptkb:Mobutu's_coup
gptkb:Congo_Reform_Association
gptkb:Berlin_Conference
Independence Day protests
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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gptkb:Indian_independence_movement
gptkb:colonialism
human rights abuses
exploitation of resources
decolonization process
Exploitation and human rights abuses
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Belgian Congo
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gptkbp:independence
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gptkb:1960
June 30, 1960
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gptkbp:infrastructure
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gptkb:port
gptkb:Telecommunications
airports
railways
roads
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gptkbp:international_relations
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gptkb:Colonialism
Post-colonialism
Cold War dynamics
UN involvement
US involvement
Belgian government policies
Soviet involvement
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gptkbp:is_criticized_for
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independence movements
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gptkbp:is_known_for
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gptkb:economic_exploitation
administrative challenges
cultural impact on the region
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gptkbp:is_subject_to
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decolonization movements
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gptkbp:language
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gptkb:French
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gptkbp:legacy
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gptkb:cultural_heritage
gptkb:colonialism
political instability
post-colonial struggles
resource wealth
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gptkbp:located_in
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Central Africa
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gptkbp:major_city
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gptkb:Brussels
gptkb:Léopoldville
gptkb:Stanleyville
gptkb:Elizabethville
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gptkbp:notable_event
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gptkb:Congo_Crisis
gptkb:Congo_Reform_Association
gptkb:Congo_Free_State
Annexation by Belgium
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gptkbp:notable_figures
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gptkb:King_Leopold_II
gptkb:Henry_Morton_Stanley
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gptkbp:notable_for
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gptkb:Tin
gptkb:Cobalt
gptkb:Diamonds
gptkb:Copper
gptkb:gold
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gptkbp:notable_person
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gptkb:Patrice_Lumumba
gptkb:Joseph_Mobutu
gptkb:King_Leopold_II
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gptkbp:official_language
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gptkb:French
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:Africa
gptkb:Belgium
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gptkbp:population
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approximately 20 million (in 1960)
20 million (1960)
approximately 20 million (in 1908)
approximately 20 million (in 1950)
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Congo_Free_State
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gptkbp:religion
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gptkb:Christianity
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gptkbp:succeeded_by
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gptkb:Congo_Free_State
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo
gptkb:Congo_Free_State
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gptkbp:suffered_from
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political unrest
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gptkbp:transportation
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gptkb:river
gptkb:road
Railways
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gptkbp:was_a_colony_of
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gptkb:Belgium
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gptkbp:was_a_precursor_to
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gptkb:the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo
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gptkbp:was_a_result_of
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the decolonization process
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gptkbp:was_characterized_by
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cultural assimilation policies
mineral extraction
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gptkbp:was_involved_in
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gptkb:World_War_I
the mining industry
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gptkbp:was_marked_by
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administrative reforms
social changes
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo
gptkb:Congo_Free_State
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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