Realm · 1909–1959
Belgian Congo
Belgian Congo appears on the map from 1909 to 1959. At its greatest recorded extent, in 1922, it covered about 2.36 million km².
One of the realms of Belgium and the Belgian Congo. Belgium broke away from the Netherlands in 1830 and became a constitutional kingdom under Leopold I. His son Leopold II, eager for a colony, used explorers and a front of humanitarian societies to win international recognition at the Berlin Conference of 1884–85 for the Congo Free State, which he owned personally.
See Belgian Congo on the map in 1922
- On the map
- 1909–1959
- Greatest extent
- 1922, about 2.36 million km²
- Read more
- Wikipedia: Belgian Congo · Wikidata Q213510
Territory through time
| Years | Area drawn |
|---|---|
| 1909–1910 | 2.31 million km² |
| 1911–1915 | 2.34 million km² |
| 1916 | 2.36 million km² |
| 1917–1921 | 2.36 million km² |
| 1922–1952 | 2.36 million km² |
| 1953–1955 | 2.36 million km² |
| 1956–1959 | 2.36 million km² |
Related
- Belgium and the Belgian Congo empire
- First World War 28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918
- Second World War 1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945