#belgianempire

[omniatlas]

Sub-Saharan Africa 57 years ago today: Independence in East Africa (09 Oct 1962) https://buff.ly/2pZTLD9 Tanganyika became independent of the UK in December 1961; it would merge with Zanzibar one and half years later to become the state of Tanzania. The following year (1962) France accepted the loss of Algeria, the Belgian colony of Ruanda-Urundi was split up to become the independent states of Rwanda and Burundi, and Uganda also gained independence from the UK. #1960s #1962 #20thcentury #october #africa #africanhistory #belgianempire #britishempire #burundi #diplomacy #historian #historias #historie #historybuff #historylover #historylovers #historymatters #historynerd #mapa #maps #modernhistory #october9 #rwanda #subsaharanafrica #tanzania #tanganyika #uganda #worldhistory #todayinhistory #thisdayinhistory (at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3Y6x7uAoQh/?igshid=106fx3a7tl6i8

[thomasoutt]

#TrueFact: Back in #1295 A. D., the #CountessOfFlanders decided that she wanted to build a canal through Panama 🇵🇦 in order to make it easier to take pleasure cruises 🚢. Dutch was mostly spoken, but Latin was the written language & Martin Luther was not around to tell people not to drink beer 🍻. So, before Columbus, all of the people in what became known later as #TheAmericas, were part of #NewBelgium. This was removed from all history 📚 during the #ProtestantReformation & there was no more dance 💃 as it was inspired by #Satin. Spain 🇪🇸 came along, and declared that Belgium 🇧🇪 restrict their activities to beer making & these #BeerCoasters are all that's left of the #BelgianEmpire. #SomebodyHadToTellMe this true fact. (at Green Chile Kitchen)

[omniatlas]

Sub-Saharan Africa 110 years ago today: Belgian Congo (15 Nov 1908) https://buff.ly/2TdKbGY News of atrocities in the Congo Free State - personally ruled by King Leopold II of Belgium since the 1880s - led to public outcry in the early 20th century. Bowing to international pressure, the parliament of Belgium annexed the territory as the Belgian Congo in November 1908, bringing an end to an exploitative regime which had presided over some 6-10 million native deaths. #subsaharanafrica #history #welovemaps #map #1900s #1908 #africa #africanhistory #belgianempire #congofreestate #belgiancongo #colonialism #ethiopia #frenchempire #italy #kufrah #november #november15 #ogaden #somalia #congobasin #wadai #maps #todayinhistory #historyteacher #historybuff #historynerd #historytoday #historygeek #colonialism (at Kinshasa, Congo) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqNju8rgQfT/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=65zx1evu8ycy