King _____ of Belgium erected a colony in the Congo river basin.
A
William II
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B
Nicholas II
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C
Leopold II
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D
Henry
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Solution
The correct option is C Leopold II In the late Nineteenth century King Leopold II of Belgium attempted to influence the Belgian government to support colonial expansion around the then-largely unexplored Congo Basin. The rulers showed a sheer ambivalence and hence Leopold was successful in establishing a colony there.