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King Albert I was the first Belgian sovereign who set foot on Congolese ground. Letter of Queen Elisabeth of Belgium to Knight Leon van der Elst, 1909.
NAB, Archives Leon van der Elst, no. 149.

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125 years after the General Act of the Berlin Conference

Profit motivations

Exploration, exploitation
‘Hic sunt dracones’: science’s turn
Expansion of a colonial empire

Benefits not for everyone

Belgium 75 years in Central Africa

Model colony

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The failing model colony