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Colonization of the Congo Basin refers to the European colonization of the Congo Basin of tropical Africa.It was the last part of the continent to be colonized. By the end of the 19th century, the Basin had been carved up by European colonial powers, into the Congo Free State, the French Congo and the Portuguese Congo (modern Cabinda Province of Angola).
The demonym Congolese can also refer to people from the Republic of Congo, of whom there are fewer living in the UK. In the 2021 census, 29,009 people in England were recorded as being born in the DRC, as well as 430 in Wales, [1] and 52 in Northern Ireland. [2] The census in Scotland was delayed by a year until 2022. [3]
The Democratic Republic of the Congo maintains an embassy in London and the United Kingdom maintains an embassy in Kinshasa. The United Kingdom established its first Diplomatic mission with the Congo Free State in 1902 when a British Consulate was built in the then capital Boma. A vice-consulate later opened in Léopoldville in 1906.
Sir Henry Morton Stanley GCB (born John Rowlands; 28 January 1841 – 10 May 1904) was a Welsh-American [1] [2] [a] explorer, journalist, soldier, colonial administrator, author, and politician famous for his exploration of Central Africa and search for missionary and explorer David Livingstone.
The Congo Free State propaganda war (1884–1912) occurred at the height of European imperialism.Demand for goods drove European imperialism, and the European stake in Asia was confined largely to trading stations and strategic outposts necessary to protect trade.
The Congo established diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom on 9 December 1960. The Republic of the Congo maintains an embassy in London. [130] The United Kingdom is not accredited to the Republic of the Congo through an embassy; the UK develops relations through its embassy in Kinshasa, DR Congo. [131]
The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to the Democratic Republic of Congo is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and head of the UK's diplomatic mission in Kinshasa.
The agreement laid down a framework for providing the Congo with a unified, multi-party government and a timeline for democratic elections. Among other stipulations, the agreement allowed Joseph Kabila to remain president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo during a transition period of two years, extendable to three, with Jean-Pierre Bemba (the leader of the MLC) serving as prime minister ...