Event Stairs Expedition to Katanga

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The 'scramble for Katanga' was won by Leopold's Stairs Expedition, which ended the Yeke Kingdom by killing Msiri, and took over the territory for the Congo Free State.

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  • December 1891: The 'scramble for Katanga' was won by Leopold's Stairs Expedition, which ended the Yeke Kingdom by killing Msiri, and took over the territory for the CFS, but with its own administration until it was more closely incorporated into the Belgian Congo.