Belgian+Congo

Date of Independence: June 30,1960

Who did they gain independence from? - The Belgain Congo gained its independence from the Belgiums.

- The Congo was originally ruled by Leopold II who caused most of the Congo people to be killed. - The Congo was used for its rubber but, it led to deaths= if someone did not want to work in the factores then they would cut off your hands and feet so that you could serve no other purpose or do anything else. - The Belgians gave the Belgian Congo there independence after mass wide spread riots in 1959. - The congo was handed over to Patrice Lumumba who gave a spirited speech. - Things started to fall apart and the armies mutinied against the Belgian officers. - Lumumba invited UN peacekeepers to help avoid the fighting from th Katanga regime. - Lumumba was assassinated by the order of Dwight Eisenhower who he considered was a "mad dog". - 1965: Joseph Mobutu seized power in the American backing in a bloodless coup. He started a 32-year reign of greed and corruption.

How did the state gain its independence? -timeline []

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