Who was the Belgian king when the Congo Free State became the Belgian Congo?
King Albert I
King Leopold I
King Leopold II
King Baudouin
Answer
King Leopold II was the Belgian king when the Congo Free State became the Belgian Congo. The Congo Free State was his personal property, and due to international pressure over the violence and economic extraction in the region, Belgium took official control in 1908.
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