Posted by Joe on Monday, October 6, 2008 at 3:41pm.
The European colonialism, especially King Leopold and Belgium not only made virtual slaves of the native inhabitants, but they did not permit them to learn anything about government. Any roads built connected the rubber forests with the ocean. Check this article for more information.
http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761561261_9/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo.html#s44
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