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The Belgian Congo (French: Congo belge, pronounced [kɔ̃ɡo bɛlʒ]; Dutch: Belgisch-Congo) [a] was a Belgian colony in Central Africa from 1908 until independence in 1960 and became the Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville). The former colony adopted its present name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in 1964.
Flag Date Use Description 2006-present: Flag of the president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: National flag with the addition of the inscription "Le President" 1971–1997: Presidential standard of Zaire: 1936–1960: Standard of the governor-general of the Belgian Congo: Flag of the Belgian Congo superimposed on the top left of the ...
Flag of the Belgian Congo: A blue flag with yellow five-pointed star. 1936–1960 [4] Standard of the governor-general of the Belgian Congo: A vertical tricolour of black, yellow, and red, with a yellow star in the upper left canton on a blue field.
Flag of the Congo Free State / the Belgian Congo: 1960–1963: Flag of Congo-Léopoldville: 1963–1966: Flag of Congo-Léopoldville / the Democratic Republic of the Congo: 1966–1971: Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: 1997–2003: Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: 2003–2006: Flag of the Democratic Republic of the ...
Roughly 98% of Belgium's overseas territory was just one colony (about 76 times larger than Belgium itself) – known as the Belgian Congo. The colony was founded in 1908 following the transfer of sovereignty from the Congo Free State, which was the personal property of Belgium's king, Leopold II. The violence used by Free State officials ...
The Congo Free State, also known as the Independent State of the Congo (French: État indépendant du Congo), was a large state and absolute monarchy in Central Africa from 1885 to 1908. It was privately owned by King Leopold II , the constitutional monarch of the Kingdom of Belgium .
From 1908 until 1960, the Belgian Congo was a Belgian colony in Central Africa. In the first 23 years of Belgium’s ruling from 1885 to 1960, it is estimated that up 10 million Congolese died ...
That flag, in turn, was based on the flag which was originally used by King Leopold's Association Internationale Africaine and was first used in 1877. The 1877 design featured a yellow star on a blue background. The 1877 flag continued as the flag of the Congo Free State after the territory was recognized as an official possession of Leopold II ...