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HISTORY. Until the middle of the 19th 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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  1. The Royal Historical Society, UK

    S. H. Steinberg Ph.D. (Fellow)

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    S. H. Steinberg Ph.D. (Fellow) (Fellow)

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© 1966 Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited

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Steinberg, S.H. (1966). Congo. In: Steinberg, S.H. (eds) The Statesman’s Year-Book. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230270954_48

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