In dictionaries:
Orange Free State
Former independent state, South Africa.
Irish Free State
Independent state formed from partition.
Congo Free State
Colonial exploitation by King Leopold.
free state of new hampshire
free state of saxony
German state rich in history.
the free state
Autonomous region with self-governance rights.
Free State of Fiume
(historical) Synonym of Fiume, a former polity in Europe, between 1920–1924.
Free State of Jones
(historical) An unrecognized country that existed from 1863 to 1865, when Jones County, Covington County, Bainbridge County and portions of others, of the state of Mississippi, seceded from the Confederate States of America, and attempted to ally with the Union.
Atrocities in the Congo Free State
From 1885 to 1908, many atrocities were committed in the Congo Free State (today the Democratic Republic of the Congo) under the absolute rule of King Leopold II of Belgium.
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