jun 6, 1908 - Belgiam Congo

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- the Belgian parliament, despite initial reluctance, bowed to international pressure (especially from the United Kingdom) and took over the Free State from King Leopold II.[28]On 18 October 1908 the Belgian parliament voted in favour of annexing the Congo as a Belgian colony.
-The Belgian population of the colony increased from 1,928 in 1910 to nearly 89,000 in 1959.

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