August 19, 1908 (, Shigenobu July 23), Belgium formally annexed the Congo.

1908 8, 19, Central Africa, Congo Free State, after years of abuse, torture, shame actually canceled today. This region is no longer developed by the Belgian King Leopold personal fief. Congo formal merger by the Belgian government. In Brussels, the National Assembly agreed to pay the Congo's debt in the future. Parliament also voted to agree to buy a piece of land to pay 120 million francs to King Leopold.
about 30 years ago, Sir Henry - Stanley reported that the Congo River Congo's resources can be shipped to Europe, when King Leopold, became interested in equatorial Africa. Stanley helped form the Congo Free State, ruled by the King of Belgium. Later, Leopold membership with export Congo's mineral and agricultural resources, the way, made a fortune by exploiting the locals, often using forced labor. A treaty adopted last year, paved the way for today's action. (Lssdjt.cn)