Belgian Role In Congo
As stated in the King Leopold section, Belgium decided to colonize outward, starting with the Congo. They ruled the Congo for many years and continued to keep control even after they let Congo have it's independence.(african, www) The Belgians are responsible for putting Patrice Lumumba under house arrest and many other atrocities committed towards the Congo people. They replaced Lumumba with Joseph Mobutu, who will rule as a dictator until he dies.(Killer-Leopold, www) They forced the Congo people into slave labor in diamond and other types of mines and made them join armies that went against their own people. The people tried to rebel by the small groups of African communists called the Jeune Mou- Pr,o but were never very successful.