Organization
International Association of the Congo
Body behind Leopold II's expeditions in the Congo, recognised by the United States on 22 April 1884; the State it founded became the Congo Free State.
- Dates
- 1878–1885
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founded
- Congo Free State 1885 Scholarship & press 1
people who worked here
- Henry Morton Stanley Explorer Scholarship & press 1
funded by
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Leopold II
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Wack, a historian friendly to the Free State, writes that paying the explorers and equipping the expeditions drew on the King's private fortune.
involved in
- Berlin Conference (1884-85) powers signed conventions recognising it Scholarship & press 1
Timeline 2 dates
- 1878–1885 International Association of the Congo
- 1885 International Association of the Congo founded Congo Free State
Proof 1 source
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The Story of the Congo Free State, by Henry Wellington Wack (a book friendly to the Free State; it prints the King's speech and letters in full), G. P. Putnam's Sons (Project Gutenberg), 1905.
Scholarship & press
the State founded in Africa by the International Association of the Congo
Stanley the man was working in the interests of King Leopold, travelling through the Congo country, buying land here and there, establishing stations, and making treaties in the King’s name with native chiefs.
had seriously depleted the large private fortune of King Leopold.
The representatives of the Powers assembled at Berlin signed conventions with the International Association, acknowledging it as a friendly and sovereign State
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