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The congo
The Congo River is 3,000 miles long, cuts through Central Africa and Drains into the Atlantic Ocean.
Specialized hunters were called Pygmies, or BaMbuti, and began living in the area around 40,000 BCE whom still roam around in the forests today.
Millions Of Africans were being killed and dismembered while harvesting for rubber to satisfy King Leopold's quest for wealth.
Geography is also played a big factor of the different cultures and customs adopted within the Congolese people.
European countries "owned" areas of Africa. Europeans were largely responsible for drawing the borders of African countries that exist today.
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Chicotte used to whip and punish became a symbol of leopold's white rule along with the steamboat and the rifle.