The African Congo was previously called the Belgian Congo. indigenous people mostly lived there. It was later occupied by the Bantu Groups. Some of those groups still live there today. The American Henry M. Stanley navigated and opened a exploration of the congo. The exploartion was commissioned by King Leopold II of the Belgians. Stanley and King Leopold made treaties and they gave King Leopold the opportunity to collect a huge amount of personal fortune from ivory and rubber through Congloese slave trade. About 10 millions slaves died from forced labor, starvation, and outright extermination during Leopold's rule. On June 30, 1960 two famous nationalists won an election: Patrice Lumumba of the leftiest Mouvement Nationalist Congolais became prime minister and Joseph Kasavubu of the ABAKO became head of state. (U.S. Department of State)
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