Belgian Congo period

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_period
gptkbp:area 2,344,858 km²
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Léopoldville
gptkbp:currency Congolese franc
gptkbp:education gptkb:missionary_schools
gptkbp:endDate 1960
gptkbp:ethnicGroup gptkb:Luba
gptkb:Kongo
gptkb:Bemba
gptkb:Lunda
gptkb:Bembe
gptkb:Mongo
gptkb:Ngbandi
gptkb:Banyabemba
gptkb:Banyamulenge
gptkb:Banyanga
gptkb:Hemba
gptkb:Mangbetu
gptkb:Songye
gptkb:Tetela
gptkb:Tshokwe
gptkb:Yaka
gptkb:Azande
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Flag_of_the_Belgian_Congo
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Republic_of_the_Congo_(Léopoldville)
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Governor-General_of_the_Belgian_Congo
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Belgium
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Belgian Congo period
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Congo
gptkbp:mainExports gptkb:jewelry
gptkb:uranium
copper
palm oil
rubber
gptkbp:notableBattle Kongo-Wara rebellion
ABAKO movement
Pende revolt (1931)
gptkbp:notableCity gptkb:Boma
gptkb:Matadi
gptkb:Stanleyville
gptkb:Bukavu
gptkb:Elisabethville
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
Independence of Congo (1960)
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Moïse_Tshombe
gptkb:King_Baudouin_of_Belgium
gptkb:Patrice_Lumumba
gptkb:Joseph_Kasa-Vubu
Governor-General Pierre Ryckmans
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:French
gptkbp:policy forced labor
paternalism
gptkbp:population 13,549,000
gptkbp:populationCensusYear 1959
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Congo_Free_State
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Traditional_African_religions
gptkbp:startDate 1908
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Union_Minière_du_Haut_Katanga
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7