{"id":"2443","t":"Territorial Administrator, Belgian Congo","t_s":"Territorial Administrator","tags":["3299"],"thumb":{"fid":"2399","styles":{"circle_medium":"circle_medium_2399","circle_mini":"circle_mini_2399"},"ext":"png"},"pics":["2442"],"loc":"3345","loc_map":-1,"body":"<p>From 1885 to 1908 the Belgian Congo was the personal property of L\u00e9opold II, King of the Belgians. It remained a Belgian colony until its independence in 1960.<\/p>\r\n","fav":"0","fav_l":"0","don":"Unknown","d_y":1617,"d_m":1,"d_d":1,"d_s":-1}