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Belgian Congo

Belgium's colony in the Congo from 15 November 1908 to 1960.

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15 Nov 1908 – 1960
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  1. 15 Nov 1908 – 1960 Belgian Congo
  2. 15 Nov 1908 Congo Free State became Belgian Congo
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  1. Minister Wilson to the Secretary of State, Brussels, 10 November 1908, with the Belgian note of 6 November (Foreign Relations of the United States, 1908, doc. 560), U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian, 10 Nov 1908. Primary record
    has fixed on the 15th of this month as the date on which the Government of the King will assume the exercise of sovereignty in its colonial possessions
  2. The Belgian Minister to the Secretary of State, Washington, 4 November 1908 (Foreign Relations of the United States, 1908, doc. 559), U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian, 4 Nov 1908. Primary record
    the sovereign powers of the State of the Kongo are now transferred to Belgium
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