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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:Baronet
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gptkbp:affiliatedWith
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gptkb:Congo_Free_State_government
gptkb:Congo_Railway_Company
gptkb:Belgian_African_Company
gptkb:Belgian_colonial_government
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Belgium
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gptkbp:criticism
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exploitation of resources
political repression
cultural erasure
abuse of local populations
lack of infrastructure investment
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gptkbp:dissolved
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1960
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gptkbp:established
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1885
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gptkbp:events
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gptkb:Scramble_for_Africa
gptkb:Congo_Reform_Association
gptkb:Independence_of_the_Congo
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gptkbp:historicalContext
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19th century
20th century
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Belgian colonial administration
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gptkbp:impact
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infrastructure development
human rights abuses
cultural assimilation
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gptkbp:language
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Dutch
French
German
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gptkbp:legacy
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cultural impact
economic disparity
post-colonial tensions
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gptkbp:notableFigures
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gptkb:King_Leopold_II
gptkb:Henry_Morton_Stanley
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gptkbp:policy
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rubber production
forced labor
land appropriation
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gptkbp:politicalPosition
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exploitation
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gptkbp:related_to
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gptkb:Congo_River_Basin
colonialism
decolonization
imperialism
African_history
European_history
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gptkbp:resources
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natural resources
timber
minerals
rubber
ivory
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gptkbp:territory
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gptkb:Belgian_Congo
gptkb:Congo_Free_State
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