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The 1925 Boma Conference: Congo's First Colonial Congress
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the 1925 Boma Conference, the first major colonial congress held in the Belgian Congo itself. Unlike earlier administrative decrees from Brussels, this gathering brought together governors, missionaries, mining executives, and a few évolués — educated Congolese — to hash out labor policy, education, and health. Lucas explains how the conference responded to the 1921 Kitawala rebellion and the growing international scrutiny of Congo's forced labor system. He highlights figures like Governor General Maurice Rutten and the Congolese delegate Paul…
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