Elder Dempster

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British shipping company that held the Congo contract

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Dominic SandbrookThe Rest Is History · 540. Horror in the Congo: A Conspiracy Unmasked (Part 3) · 4:11 · Feb 2025
…He ended up becoming a British subject and becoming a clerk. And he's an obscure man. When he's 18 years old, he starts work for a Liverpool shipping company called Elder Dempster. And... As luck would have it, this shipping company has the contract for the steamship trade to the Congo. They have a monopoly. So they handle all the steamships that go to and…
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