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13501400145015001550160016501700175018001850190019502000Middle Ages (Europe)Middle AgesMiddle AgesEarly modern period (Europe)Early modern periodEarly modern periodLong 19th century (Europe)Long 19th centuryLong 19th century20th century20th centuryContemporaryFounding of the Kingdom of Kongo In: Empires and kingdoms of history, Land and resources, The Congo: from Leopold to the resource warsFounding of the Kingdom of KongoAfonso I protests the slave trade to Portugal In: Land and resources, The Congo: from Leopold to the resource warsAfonso I protests the slave trade to Po…Atlantic slave trade drains the Kongo region In: Land and resources, The Congo: from Leopold to the resource warsAtlantic slave trade drains the Kongo r…Rubber boom drives forced extraction In: Land and resources, The Congo: from Leopold to the resource warsRubber boom drives forced extractionThe rubber terror and the severing of hands In: Land and resources, The Congo: from Leopold to the resource warsThe rubber terror and the severing of h…Compulsory cultivation and forced labour in the Belgian Congo In: Land and resources, The Congo: from Leopold to the resource warsCompulsory cultivation and forced labou…Congolese uranium fuels the first atomic bombs In: Land and resources, The Congo: from Leopold to the resource warsCongolese uranium fuels the first atomi…Kleptocracy and Cold War patronage In: The Congo: from Leopold to the resource warsKleptocracy and Cold War patronageThe First Congo War topples Mobutu In: The Congo: from Leopold to the resource warsThe First Congo War topples MobutuThe Second Congo War, the Great War of Africa In: The Congo: from Leopold to the resource warsThe Second Congo War, the Great War of …The contested death toll of the Congo wars In: The Congo: from Leopold to the resource warsThe contested death toll of the Congo w…The resource wars over coltan, cobalt, and gold In: The Congo: from Leopold to the resource warsThe resource wars over coltan, cobalt, …3 events, 1884 to 1885. Click to zoom.34 events, 1904 to 1908. Click to zoom.44 events, 1960 to 1965. Click to zoom.4

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