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1875–1934 Belgium
King Albert I (April 8, 1875 – February 17, 1934) reigned as King of the Belgians from 1909 to 1934. He ruled during an eventful period in the history of Belgium, which included the period of World War I (1914–1918), when 90 percent of Belgium was overrun, occupied, and ruled by the German Empire.
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The chief comes to greet us, he is a handsome Baluba negro, dressed as a European with a white helmet; shame.
The negro workers are still unaware of the force that can give them union organization; happy industrialists.
It is indisputable that the blacks have benefited from certain benefits of civilization.
What a beautiful breed these Wagenias and how friendly.
The British people realise that they are fighting for the hegemony of the Empire. If necessary we shall continue the war single-handed.
The reception was enthusiastic and brilliant. The city appears largely mapped out, too bad there are so many ugly buildings that make it look like a city in the American Far West.
The companies are complaining, but they have not done what is necessary to retain their workforce. They have relied too much on the obligation that the administration placed on the population.
A real city, well laid out, with pretty houses, 1500 whites, it makes an excellent impression, better than Elisabethville. Here they are serious people, harnessed to a grandiose enterprise.
King Albert wearing the uniform of a British infantry officer inspecting the front line with British and Belgian officers.
Brilliant reception at the station. Children are tidied up as soon as they enter the mission grounds. There is perfect order. The mission makes a big impression.
Newspaper compilation in December 1909 shows Albert at top left after inspection of a mine. His wife and children are at bottom right.
I am struck that quite a few black workers do not greet us and watch us pass by with folded arms. There are dances in the evening, not very lively. We feel that the strain of hard woodworking weighs on the morale of the natives.
King Albert climbing in the Dolomites in 1932.
Visit of the incomparable and impressive installations of Union Minière. We go up the hill. The sight is prestigious: the station, one of the most important in Africa, the buildings, the Europeans with the houses surrounded by gardens, the vast chessboard of the native city. The Negro workers that we see do not look unhappy, they are in good health.
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