Decolonisation V (Belgian Congo)
The podcasts above are all, as you know, AI-generated. Each focuses on a different aspect of Congo’s colonial history.
In sequence:
Belgium’s preparation (or lack of it) for Congolese independence. Deep Research report here.
King Leopold II and the Congo Free State. Deep Research report here.
The assassination of Patrice Lumumba. Deep Research report here.
The historicity of the book King Leopold’s Ghost by Adam Hochschild. Deep Research report here.