Congo Free State conflicts

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_conflict
gptkbp:caused_by exploitation of resources
forced labor policies
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Congo Free State conflicts
gptkbp:influenced African history
post-colonial studies
modern human rights movements
discussions on reparations
scholarship on colonialism
historical narratives of Africa
gptkbp:influenced_by European imperialism
rubber trade
ivory trade
gptkbp:is_characterized_by gptkb:economic_exploitation
exploitation of labor
violence against civilians
systematic violence
gptkbp:is_documented_in gptkb:Joseph_Conrad
gptkb:Edmund_Dene_Morel
gptkb:Sir_Roger_Casement
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:King_Leopold_II_of_Belgium
gptkb:Monarch
gptkb:war
international journalists
labor strikes
military confrontations
Belgian colonial administration
foreign diplomats
local resistance movements
missionary groups
humanitarian activists
protests against colonial rule
economic interests of European powers
local Congolese populations
gptkbp:led_to gptkb:Congo_Reform_Association
formation of advocacy groups
reforms in colonial administration
Congo Free State's dissolution
Congo Free State's transition to Belgian Congo
Congo's eventual independence
annexation by Belgium
changes in international policies
gptkbp:occurs_in gptkb:late_19th_century
gptkbp:resulted_in human rights abuses
economic decline
international condemnation
increased awareness of colonial abuses
legacy of violence
cultural trauma
changes in public opinion about colonialism
depopulation of regions
gptkbp:sparked anti-colonial sentiments
international law discussions
humanitarian movements
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3