Tagged: D.R. Congo

November 15, 2022

King Leopold II of Belgium: Birth, Reign, Congo Free State, & Atrocities Committed

Known in his country as the “Builder King”, Leopold II was the second King of the Belgians and the self-proclaimed “sovereign” (supreme authority) of the Free Congo State. This turned...

Africa

June 26, 2020

The Assassination of Patrice Lumumba

Patrice Lumumba was the first elected Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo. He is best remembered for his anti-colonial and nationalistic ideas (i.e. Lumumbism). His political party, the...