Who was the first leader of the Belgian Congo?
Belgian Congo the regionalist factions—chief among them ABAKO—and the nationalist parties such as the MNC, doing well. A compromise arrangement was forced through, with Kasa-vubu becoming the first president of the Republic of the Congo, and Lumumba its first head of government. As planned scarcely five months earlier, the hand-over ceremony by the Belgians took place on time on 30 June 1960 at the new residence of the Governor-General of the Belgian Congo in Léopoldville. One week later, a rebellion broke out within the "Force Publique" against its officers, who were still predominantly Belgian. This was a catalyst for disturbances arising all
Colonial Charter on the Belgian annexation of the Congo Free State nearly all the Catholics and the other half of the Liberal MP's approved the charter (ninety votes for and seven abstentions). Thus, on 15 November 1908 the Belgian Congo became a colony of the Belgian Kingdom. Colonial Charter on the Belgian annexation of the Congo Free State The Colonial Charter on the Belgian annexation of the Congo Free State was approved by the Belgian parliament on 18 October 1908. On 15 November 1908, Belgium assumed sovereignty over the territories comprising the Congo Free State, officially making the Belgian Congo a colony of Belgium. Colonial rule in the Congo began in