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| Anglo-American explorer Sir Henry Morton Stanley was a key figure in the Scramble for Africa. His late 19th-century exploration and development of the lower Congo River in the name of Belgian king Leopold II led to the creation of the huge Congo Free State as Leopold’s personal property. | ||||||
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| Africa; Scramble for Africa; Exploration, Geographic; Stanley, Sir Henry Morton; Uganda | ||||||
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