In 1885 this country's Leopold II established the Congo Free State as his own personal property
Although the Congo Free State was not officially a Belgian 
colony, Belgium... [DOC] [TLE] Berlin Conference and the Congo Free State, King Leopold II and ... [PAR] Berlin Conference and the Congo Free State, King Leopold II and the Congo, ... 
European countries began to colonise other areas of the world during the 19th 
and ... From 1878 to 1884, Stanley established a number of settlements in the 
area.