Congo Free State government

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf government
gptkbp:capital Boma
gptkbp:community_service poor quality
gptkbp:cultural_impact African_traditions
European_culture
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Congo_franc
gptkbp:dissolved 1908
gptkbp:educational_programs limited access
gptkbp:established 1885
Berlin Conference
gptkbp:exportedTo rubber
ivory
gptkbp:founded King_Leopold_II's_personal_rule
gptkbp:governs gptkb:Congo_Free_State
gptkbp:historical_significance example of colonial rule
impact_on_Congo's_future
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Congo Free State government
gptkbp:infrastructure underdeveloped
gptkbp:internationalClassification limited
gptkbp:is_known_for human rights abuses
exploitation of resources
gptkbp:language French
gptkbp:led_to gptkb:King_Leopold_II_of_Belgium
gptkbp:legacy colonialism
human rights violations
exploitation
international awareness of colonial abuses
gptkbp:legalStatus based_on_Belgian_law
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Force_Publique
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Congo_Free_State_Crisis
gptkb:Congo_Reform_Association
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:Mark_Twain
gptkb:Roger_Casement
gptkb:Joseph_Conrad
gptkb:Edmund_Dene_Morel
gptkb:Henry_Morton_Stanley
gptkbp:population approximately 20 million
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Congo_Free_State
gptkbp:region districts
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
indigenous beliefs
gptkbp:revenue taxation
resource extraction
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Belgian_Congo
gptkbp:territory Central_Africa
gptkbp:transportation railways
river transport
roads
gptkbp:type autocratic