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Zaïre, formerly Belgian Congo and then Congo (Kinshasa). Until the middle of the nineteenth century the territory drained by the Congo River was practically unknown. When Stanley reached the mouth of the Congo in 1877, King Leopold II of the Belgians recognized the immense possibilities of the Congo Basin and took the lead in exploring and exploiting it. The Berlin Conference of 1884–85 recognized King Leopold II as the sovereign head of the Congo Free State.
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Cook, C., Paxton, J. (1975). Dependencies. In: European Political Facts 1918–73. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-01535-1_9
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