The Congo - First main Colonial Post established in Kinshasa

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The Congo - First main Colonial Post established in Kinshasa

History of Africa. 19th century. The Congo. The first main Colonial Post established in Kinshasa (near Stanley Pool). Henry Morton Stanley established a trading post on the shore of Ngaliema Bay in 1881, delegating the settlement to Anthony Swinburne (c.1858-1889). Engraving. El Congo y la Creacion del Estado Independiente de este nombre. Historia de los Trabajos y Exploraciones Verificados (The Congo and the Founding of its Free State. A Story of Work and Exploration), by Henry M. Stanley. Edited in Barcelona, ca.1890. Spain

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1881 Anthony Association Belgian Colonialism Colonisation Colonization Colony Commerce Commercial Congo Congolese Continent Ethnicity Exploration Fence Fencing Free Goods Independent Kinshasa Leopold Leopoldville Morton Pool Reign Roof Stanley Swinburne Thatched Trading Trunk Trunks Zaire

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