Belgian Congo Act

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:created administrative divisions
gptkbp:date_enacted 1908
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:Belgium
1908
gptkbp:ended Independence of Congo
gptkbp:enforces gptkb:military_forces
Belgian military
gptkbp:established Belgian administration
Congo Free State as a Belgian colony
Congo as a Belgian colony
gptkbp:governs gptkb:Belgian_Congo
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Belgian Congo Act
gptkbp:impact local populations
gptkbp:influenced European colonial policies
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:King_Leopold_II
gptkbp:is_aimed_at infrastructure development
exploitation of resources
resource extraction
economic gain
gptkbp:is_criticized_for gptkb:true
human rights violations
exploitation of labor
exploitation
human rights activists
colonial policies
gptkbp:is_implemented_in gptkb:Congo_Free_State
colonial officials
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:local_leaders
anti-colonial movements
gptkbp:is_promoted_by gptkb:Belgian_government
gptkbp:is_regulated_by trade in ivory
gptkbp:led_to gptkb:economic_exploitation
gptkb:colonialism
forced labor systems
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:colonialism
resource management
colonial governance
gptkbp:passes_through gptkb:Belgian_Parliament
establish control
gptkbp:promoted rubber production
gptkbp:ratified_by gptkb:King_Leopold_II
1908
gptkbp:related_to Congo River Basin
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Congo_Free_State
gptkbp:resulted_in human rights abuses
social changes
gptkbp:was_influenced_by economic interests
European imperialism
gptkbp:was_part_of gptkb:Scramble_for_Africa
colonial legislation
Belgian colonial empire
Belgian colonial history
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Congo_Free_State_Act
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5