It was the time that the genocide reached its peak. Hundreds of thousands Congolese were forced to work in the forests. Those who did not follow the order were killed or amputated. During the reign of Leopold‚ 10 million Congolese were murdered. Edmund Dene Morel‚ a prominent British journalist who witnessed the atrocities in the Congo‚ described what the king had done to the Congolese: Thus‚ with a stroke of the pen‚ King Leopold abolished the rights of the natives to the land and its products;
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exchange for their wives’ freedom. Leopold thinks he was taking care of the Africans‚ when really what he did was rape the country. The rubber trade made Leopold one of the richest men in the world and made Belgium flourish‚ but the suffering of the Congolese was unseen. The EP forced the native Africans to work for seven years‚ while allows Leopold to torture them even more. Task 3 a) Republic of the Congo‚ Central African Republic‚ Sudan‚ Uganda‚ Angola‚ Zambia‚ Burundi‚ and Rwanda border Belgian
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The Kikongo word nommo means word. It finds itself being so significant because it somewhat of a higher power in the eyes of the Congolese people. Nommo draws the line in the sand between what is considered to be alive and what is considered to be non-living. Nelson describes it as “the force that makes things live as what they are” (Kingsolver 209). By giving someone or something nommo it allows the it or them to pave its own path in life apart from all that may be. Nommo is what separates Leah
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This led to a major death rate among the Congolese peoples‚ and the land that was rich in natural resources soon became one of the poorest countries in the world. When King Leopold colonized‚ he claimed the Congo as his own personal possession. With this being said‚ he enslaved the indigenous peoples
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injustices in the Congo Free State. Many missionaries and young idealists traveled to Africa for adventure but unexpectedly found themselves amidst a holocaust. Despite the many African rebel leaders’ attempts to stop King Leopold‚ over ten million Congolese people were killed. Henry Morton Stanley was able to acquire the land so easily because there was no established military in place‚ and because he would deceive the indigenous chiefs. The chiefs would unknowingly give up rights to land and waterways
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While the official philosophy towards Congo was that of paternalism‚ the situation in the Belgian Congo did not change significantly. The Congolese remained treated as “second class citizens” compared to the Belgians‚ which kept them from attaining better opportunities and moving up the social ladder. In reaction to the situation‚ resistance towards the Belgian government remained. A rebellion
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Cultural retention Cultural retention is the act of retaining the culture of a specific ethnic group of people‚ especially when there is reason to believe that the culture‚ through inaction‚ may be lost. Many African-American‚ European and Asian organizations have cultural retention programs in place. African retention in Trinidad and Tobago is an e.g. of cultural retention. THE SUNDAY MARKET The tradition of Sunday markets in Trinidad is a result of the agricultural knowledge
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peacekeeping albeit structural challenges like inadequate resources‚ ill-equipped personnel and lack of a clearly defined and sustainable vision are at the bedrock of cyclical conflicts. In examining the role of MONUC and other interveners in the Congolese peace process‚ the paper engages a conceptual thesis which
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Emily Blackwell World Civilization Ms. Huculak 18 April 2017 The Democratic Republic of Congo The Democratic Republic of Congo plays a significant role in the global economy. This country contains a large amount of the world’s copper‚ cobalt‚ tin‚ tantalum‚ gold‚ and tungsten. These minerals are essential components of modern luxuries such as phones‚ jewelry‚ and cars (Global Witness). However‚ they are illegally mined by groups who in turn sell them to large companies in order to create these commodities
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