November 15, 1935
On the 30th anniversary of Leopold II's surrendering power to Queen Wilhelmina, the Kingdom of the Kongo wants to assume proper status among the nations of the world.
As such, Kongo Minister of Foreign Affairs, Count Nzinga Mvemba, at the behest of Prime Minister Duke Lukeni lua Nimi, and with the permission and blessing of Queen Wilhelmina, hereby petitions the League of Nations for Membership.
(A-)Historical details :
While there was 1933-34(?) contribution of the 2nd Kongo Brigade to the LON Bolivian force, I doubt the Kingdom is a member yet, as it is very young and had little reason to be involved in international affairs.
Currently the Kingdom of the Kongo has little in the way of foreign relations, likely some conciliates in nearby territories, esp. SAE, but otherwise relying on Dutch Embassies to handle matters. The Queen has directly controlled the limited foreign policy until about 1928, after which it has been mixed. e would be one
OTL, the Congo was formed in the 1885 Berlin conference and given to President Leopold II of International Association of the Congo for safekeeping. This was a supposedly humanitarian company, but really a shell secretly held by Leopold II.
Leopold II promptly set about a ruthless campaign to plunder the region. Twenty years later the news of widespread atrocities (the Heart of Darkness for one) resulted in international outcry and pressure to remove Leopold II from control.
OTL, everyone thought it would be an expensive money pit and nobody volunteered until the Belgian Govt. reluctantly took it over in 1908.
In Wesworld, Queen Wilhelmina took the burden in 1905 and committed her 27,000 "Household" troops to forcibly evicting Leopold's "Force Publique", while sinking over a hundred million dollars into the Kingdom. Post war German refugees helped repopulate the eastern portions and provide a technical skill base, while the SANTA treaty gave the Kingdom the development it needed.
Thirty years in, the government has evolved from direct rule to a Prime Minister and Cabinet, primarily selected from a House of Lords style of body.
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