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1886–1900
Congo Free State
The Congo Free State (French: État indépendant du Congo) was a large area in Central Africa that was privately controlled by Leopold II, King of the Belgians. |
≈ 30 | |
1897–1906
German South-West Africa
German South-West Africa (German: Deutsch-Südwestafrika, DSWA) was a colony of the German Empire from 1884 until 1915, it was one and a half times the size of the mainland German Empire in Europe at the time. → see under German South-West Africa |
≈ 30 | |
1909–1960
Belgian Congo
The Belgian Congo was the formal title of present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) between King Leopold II’s formal relinquishment of his personal control over the state to Belgium on 15 November 1908, and Congolese independence on 30 June 1960. |
≈ 400 | ≈ 2 |
1916–1922
Belgian Occupation of German East Africa
Ruanda-Urundi was a part of German East Africa under Belgian military occupation from 1916 to 1924 in the aftermath of World War I when a military expedition had the Germans out of the colony. |
≈ 40 | |
1924–1961
Ruanda-Urundi
Ruanda-Urundi was made a League of Nations class B mandate, allotted to Belgium, from 1924 to 1945. It was designated as a United Nations trust territory, still under Belgian administration, until 1962, when it developed as the independent states of Rwanda and Burundi. |
≈ 200 | |
1960–1971
Republic of Congo - Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa)
The Belgian Congo achieved independence on 30 June 1960 under the name “République du Congo” (“Republic of Congo” or “Republic of the Congo” in English). As the neighboring French colony of Middle Congo (Moyen Congo) also chose the name “Republic of Congo” upon achieving its independence, the two countries were more commonly known as “Congo-Léopoldville” and “Congo-Brazzaville”, after their capital cities. A constitutional referendum on 1965 resulted in the country’s official name being changed to the “Democratic Republic of the Congo.” → see under Congo, Democratic Republic |
≈ 400 | |
1961
South Kasai
South Kasai was a secessionist region in the area of south central Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) during the early 1960s. The region sought independence in similar circumstances to neighboring State of Katanga during the political turmoil arising from the decolonization of Belgian Congo. → see under South Kasai |
≈ 30 | |
1962–today
Burundi
Burundi /bəˈrʊndɨ/, officially the Republic of Burundi (Kirundi: Republika y’Uburundi, [buˈɾundi]; French: République du Burundi, [byˈʁyndi]), is a landlocked country in the African Great Lakes region of Southeast Africa, bordered by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and south and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. It is also sometimes considered part of Central Africa. → see under Burundi |
≈ 2 Thousand | ≈ 258 |
1962–today
Rwanda
→ see under Rwanda |
≈ 1 Thousand | ≈ 80 |
1971–1997
Zaire
In 1971 it was changed again to the “Republic of Zaïre”. → see under Congo, Democratic Republic |
≈ 900 | ≈ 52 |
1997–today
Democratic Republic of the Congo
In 1997 the name was reverted to the “Democratic Republic of the Congo”. → see under Congo, Democratic Republic |
≈ 700 | ≈ 217 |
also known as: Belgian colonies in Africa en, Belgische Kolonien in Afrika de
Congo Free State 1886–1900 | ÉTAT INDEPENDANT DU CONGO |