USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -On February 5, 1885, Belgian King Leopold II established the Congo Free State by brutally seizing the African landmass as his personal possession.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 1960, as the result of a widespread and increasingly radical pro-independence movement, the Belgian Congo achieved independence, becoming the Republic of the Congo under Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba and President Joseph Kasa-Vubu.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Kingdom of Kongo existed from the 14th to the early 19th century. Until the arrival of the Portuguese it was the dominant force in the region along with the Kingdom of Luba, the Kingdom of Lunda, the Mongo people and the Anziku Kingdom.

Detailed explanation-4: -Under pressure from Britain and the United States, Leopold turned over ownership of the Congo Free State to the Belgian government in 1908.

Detailed explanation-5: -In 1908, under the pressure of the CRA and other international groups, the Belgian Government took control of the Congo Free State from Leopold and renamed it the Belgian Congo. Leopold died in 1909; Belgium rule the region as a colonial possession until the Congo gained its independence in 1960.