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The blue background symbolises the Congo River and the yellow star (which is still used) symbolises both unity, [1] and a bright future. [2] It was the only flag used during the entire period of colonial Belgian administration. 1879–1885 International Association of the Congo: 1885–1908 Congo Free State: 1908–1960 Belgian Congo: 1960–1963
The Congo Free State, also known as the Independent State of the Congo (French: État indépendant du Congo), was a large state and absolute monarchy in Central Africa from 1885 to 1908. It was privately owned by King Leopold II , the constitutional monarch of the Kingdom of Belgium .
The following lists events that happened during 1908 in the Congo Free State. Incumbent. King – Leopold II of Belgium; Governor-general – Théophile Wahis;
Reports of widespread murder, torture, and other abuses in the rubber plantations led to international and Belgian outrage and the Belgian government transferred control of the region from Leopold II and established the Belgian Congo in 1908. Following unrest, Belgium granted Congo independence in 1960.
The Belgian Congo (French: Congo belge, pronounced [kɔ̃ɡo bɛlʒ]; Dutch: Belgisch-Congo) [a] was a Belgian colony in Central Africa from 1908 until independence in 1960 and became the Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville). The former colony adopted its present name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in 1964.
The Colonial Charter on the Belgian annexation of the Congo Free State (French: Charte coloniale de 1908) was approved by the Belgian Parliament on 18 October 1908. On 15 November 1908, Belgium assumed sovereignty over the territories comprising the Congo Free State, officially making the Belgian Congo a colony of Belgium.
The following lists events that happened during 1908 in the Belgian Congo. Incumbent. Governor-general – Théophile Wahis; Events. Date Event 15 November
Leopold II [a] (9 April 1835 – 17 December 1909) was the second King of the Belgians from 1865 to 1909, and the founder and sole owner of the Congo Free State from 1885 to 1908.