BELGIAN COLONIAL EMPIRE

Belgian colonial empire Empire colonial belge (fr) Belgische koloniën (nl) Belgische Kolonien (de) 1908–1962 Flag Map of Belgium's colonies at their maximum extent. Capital Brussels Common languages French served as the main colonial language, but Dutch was... More

Belgian colonial empire Empire colonial belge (fr) Belgische koloniën (nl) Belgische Kolonien (de) 1908–1962 Flag Map of Belgium's colonies at their maximum extent. Capital Brussels Common languages French served as the main colonial language, but Dutch was also used to a lesser extent Local: various Government Constitutional monarchy History   • Acquisition of the Congo Free State 1 July 1908 • Independence of Rwanda 1 July 1962    Kingdom of Belgium    Belgian Congo    Ruanda-Urundi    T ianjin and Tangier Roughly 98% of Belgium's overseas t errit ory was just one colony (about 76 t imes larger t han Belgium it self) — known as t he Belgian Congo. This had originat ed as t he personal propert y of t he count ry's Less