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How did King Leopold II of Belgium manage to "trick" the other European powers into letting him have such a huge and rich colony like the Congo? Why didn't bigger powers like Germany or Britain, or France divide the region between themselves?

by /u/hobahobaparty in /r/AskHistorians

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