Decolonization Research Paper
The Congo is a very large country located in Central Africa. In modern times, the Congo is officially known as The Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Democratic Republic of the Congo has many interesting geographical features. One of these features is that despite being located in the center of Africa, the Congo also has an Atlantic Ocean coastline. The Democratic Republic of the Congo is the second largest country in Africa and covers over 2,500,000 square kilometers of land. The Congo has a lot of variety when it comes to climate. Many areas near the equator are very tropical and hot, but in the highlands north of the equator, it can be very cool. The Democratic Republic of the Congo is also extremely rich …show more content…
Patrice Lumumba, one of the main leaders of the independence movement was democratically elected as Prime Minister of the Congo immediately after the Congo gained independence. Lumumba put a lot of hope into the Congolese people and sparked a new era for the Congo. Lumumba strived for national unity, wanted to greatly reduce foreign influence, and restrict foreign country’s access to the Congo’s natural resources. Due to Lumumba’s plans of anti-imperialism and restricted foreign access to the Congo, he was assassinated in 1961. The United States and Belgium were said to have made the plan for the assassination. The U.S. and Belgium relied on the natural resources they received from the Congo, so Lumumba’s plans of not giving foreign countries access to the Congo lead to his death. As a result of Lumumba’s assassination, the whole country went into chaos and many civil wars broke …show more content…
Lack of personal rights was an extremely brutal effect of colonization in the Congo. The long period of colonization left the Congolese people without native leaders who could control the country. Additionally, during colonization the Congolese people had lost their culture and traditions. Once the Belgians took over control of the Congo, they destroyed the bond between the Congolese people and their old heritage which affected generations who didn’t know their roots or culture. During the period of colonization, most of the natural resources in the Congo were taken by the Belgians and sold. As a result, many of the Congolese people were fighting over the little amounts of resources that remained after the Belgians took most of them. This fighting between the Congolese people is still an ongoing conflict that has divided them into distinct
The Congo is a very large country located in Central Africa. In modern times, the Congo is officially known as The Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Democratic Republic of the Congo has many interesting geographical features. One of these features is that despite being located in the center of Africa, the Congo also has an Atlantic Ocean coastline. The Democratic Republic of the Congo is the second largest country in Africa and covers over 2,500,000 square kilometers of land. The Congo has a lot of variety when it comes to climate. Many areas near the equator are very tropical and hot, but in the highlands north of the equator, it can be very cool. The Democratic Republic of the Congo is also extremely rich …show more content…
Patrice Lumumba, one of the main leaders of the independence movement was democratically elected as Prime Minister of the Congo immediately after the Congo gained independence. Lumumba put a lot of hope into the Congolese people and sparked a new era for the Congo. Lumumba strived for national unity, wanted to greatly reduce foreign influence, and restrict foreign country’s access to the Congo’s natural resources. Due to Lumumba’s plans of anti-imperialism and restricted foreign access to the Congo, he was assassinated in 1961. The United States and Belgium were said to have made the plan for the assassination. The U.S. and Belgium relied on the natural resources they received from the Congo, so Lumumba’s plans of not giving foreign countries access to the Congo lead to his death. As a result of Lumumba’s assassination, the whole country went into chaos and many civil wars broke …show more content…
Lack of personal rights was an extremely brutal effect of colonization in the Congo. The long period of colonization left the Congolese people without native leaders who could control the country. Additionally, during colonization the Congolese people had lost their culture and traditions. Once the Belgians took over control of the Congo, they destroyed the bond between the Congolese people and their old heritage which affected generations who didn’t know their roots or culture. During the period of colonization, most of the natural resources in the Congo were taken by the Belgians and sold. As a result, many of the Congolese people were fighting over the little amounts of resources that remained after the Belgians took most of them. This fighting between the Congolese people is still an ongoing conflict that has divided them into distinct