L’exploitation du caoutchouc par l'état indépendant du Congo dans le territoire de Banzyville, district de l'Ubangi (1900-1908)
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30 juillet 2009
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Te Mobusa Ngbwapkwa, « L’exploitation du caoutchouc par l'état indépendant du Congo dans le territoire de Banzyville, district de l'Ubangi (1900-1908) », Civilisations, ID : 10.4000/civilisations.1713
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According to Léopold II, the profitability of the Congro (Zaïre) was to be assured through the exploitation of rubber. However, the harvest of this product was carried out with violence as illustrated in the example of the Banzyville territory (Mobayi-Mbongo), far from the eyes of protestant missionaries. This study, based on an unpublished document, shows the working conditions of the population left both in the hands of and to the whims of officers of the "Etat Indépendant du Congo". Between 1902 and 1908, the territory produced 156,646 kg of rubber. This production was obtained at the cost of enormous brutality inflicted on the population. Numerous revolts were cruelly put down. The principle figures in these atrocities were the lieutenants Louis Royaux and Rodolphe Arnold as well as captain Ciovanni Aiuti. None of these officers was taken to court. The exploitation of rubber has left the population of Banzyville still nursing these painful memories.