“In 1830 Belgium became independent after an opera performance; in 1959 Congo demands independence after a soccer match.” HistoryCongoBelgium Book:Congo: een geschiedenis Source: Congo: een geschiedenis
“Central Africa was a region without writing, but not without a history. Hundreds, yea thousands of years of human history preceded the arrival of the Europeans. If a heart of darkness existed back then, it was sooner to be found in the ignorance with which white explorers viewed the area than in the area itself. Darkness, too, is in the eye of the beholder.” HistoryColonialismCongoBelgium Book:Congo: een geschiedenis Source: Congo: een geschiedenis