International Association of the Congo

The International Association of the Congo (French: Association internationale du Congo), also known as the International Congo Society, was an association founded on 17 November 1879 by Leopold II of Belgium to further his interests in the Congo. It replaced the Belgian Committee for Studies of the Upper Congo (Comité d'Études du Haut-Congo) which was part of the International African Association front organisation created for the exploitation of the Congo.

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