Colonial Congo

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_region
gptkbp:administrativeDivision gptkb:Congo_Free_State
gptkb:Belgian_Congo
gptkb:French_Congo
gptkbp:colonizedBy gptkb:Belgium
gptkb:France
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Congo_Arab_War
gptkbp:currency Congolese franc
gptkbp:exportedTo copper
ivory
palm oil
rubber
wood
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Colonial Congo
gptkbp:independenceDate 1960
gptkbp:knownFor forced labor
human rights abuses
rubber exploitation
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
gptkb:Lingala
Dutch
Kikongo
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Central_Africa
gptkbp:mainRiver gptkb:Congo_River
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Brazzaville
gptkb:Kinshasa
gptkbp:notableBattle Bapende Revolt
Kongo-Wara rebellion
Pende Rebellion
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Belgian_Congo_period
Congo Free State era
French Congo period
gptkbp:notableMission gptkb:Roger_Casement
William Henry Sheppard
gptkbp:notableOrganization gptkb:Force_Publique
gptkb:Union_Minière_du_Haut-Katanga
Compagnie du Congo pour le Commerce et l'Industrie
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Leopold_II_of_Belgium
gptkb:Patrice_Lumumba
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Scramble_for_Africa
gptkbp:period late 19th century to mid 20th century
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Kingdom_of_Kongo
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Traditional_African_religions
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo
gptkb:Republic_of_the_Congo
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:A_Nervous_State:_Violence,_Remedies,_and_Reverie_in_Colonial_Congo
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8