As a result of the agreement from 1885 to 1908 the Congo Free State (in name only) and today called the Democratic Republic of the Congo was considered a colony of Belgium, but in reality, it was not. The Congo was the personal property of King Leopold II of Belgium, who wanted to have a strong global monopoly on the rubber trade. Hosted by Colin Heaton. Forgotten History is a 10th Legion Pictures Production. ============================================================================== Help support our channel: Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/ForgottenHistoryChannel Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ5kKhnQUbZmABUeJJvj9aw/join ============================================================================== Thanks for watching. Please subscribe using the link below so we can continue making new content. Your subscription to the channel means a lot to us! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ5kKhnQUbZmABUeJJvj9aw?sub_confirmation=1 ============================================================================== About us: Host/Military Historian/Film Consultant/US Army and Marine Corps Veteran - Colin Heaton https://www.heatonlewisbooks.com Screenwriter/Director/Producer/US Marine Corps Veteran - Michael Droberg For collaboration and advertisements contact: droknows@hotmail.com https://www.michaeldroberg.com https://www.10thlegionpictures.com ============================================================================== Associated channel for sci-fi, fantasy, comedy, and film related topics: https://www.youtube.com/c/10thLegionPictures ============================================================================== -COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER UNDER SECTION 107 OF THE COPYRIGHT ACT 1976 - Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. #forgottenhistorychannel