After Denbigh-born explorer Henry Morton Stanley gained access to the interior of the Congo, a large area was bought under the rule of King Leopold II of Belgium in 1885.
Wedi i'r fforiwr o Ddinbych, Henry Morton Stanley, gyrraedd dyfnderoedd y Congo, daeth ardal fawr dan reolaeth y Brenin Leopold II o Wlad Belg ym 1885.