But it is Patrice Lumumba, the African nationalist, who is remembered for his courage and dedication to African nationalism – ...

140 years ago this November at the Berlin Conference, Belgium’s King Leopold was recognized as the sole owner of the Congo Free State, a territory including the entirety of today’s Democratic ...

Belgium’s King Leopold also sent emissaries to secure recognition of the “International Congo Society”, an association formed to establish his personal control of the Congo Basin.

In addition to the continent being divided up amongst European countries, King Leopold II was given the Congo Free State as his own personal possession. The Congo Free State is now known as the ...

Dear critical reader, tragically, the world has, for the most part, ignored the devastating war in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo .

On the political front, King Leopold II exploited the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) from 1885 as his private property, and after his death, he bequeathed it to the Kingdom of Belgium.

Ray Leopold was born in Waterbury, Connecticut on December 13, 1914, the son of a Jewish immigrant from Latvia. He graduated from Wilby High School in 1933 and became a mortgage broker.