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   Did King Leopold II commit atrocities in the Congo?

   • The atrocities sanctioned by King Leopold II in the Congo, starting in the 1880s, reverberated for decades after his reign. Look and Learn / Bridgeman Images

   The Youngest Victims of Belgium's African Rule Are Still Seeking

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   Does Belgium 'wake up' to the bloody legacy of King Leopold II?

   • "How Belgium is being forced to confront the bloody legacy of King Leopold II". New Statesman. Retrieved 16 June 2020. ^ Early day motion 2251. ^ a b Rannard, Georgina (13 June 2020). "Leopold II: Belgium 'wakes up' to its bloody colonial past". BBC News. Retrieved 16 June 2020. ^ "DR Congo's Leopold statue removed". BBC. 4 February 2005.

   Atrocities in the Congo Free State - Wikipedia

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   How long did it take to kill Leopold?

   • It took them 20 minutes to kill her. The history of Leopold's rule over the Congo has long been known. It was first exposed by American and British writers and campaigners at the turn of the century - publicity which eventually forced the king to hand the country which had been his private fiefdom over to Belgium.

   The hidden holocaust | Belgium | The Guardian

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   Did King Leopold II abuse the Congo River basin?

   • Laura Stevens The criminal abuse that King Leopold II of Belgium notoriously visited upon the people of the Congo River Basin, beginning with his illicit appropriation in the 1880s of the vast territory he called the Congo Free State, did not end after he ceded control of the colony to the Belgian Parliament in 1908.

   The Youngest Victims of Belgium's African Rule Are Still Seeking

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2. www.bbc.com › news › world-europe-53017188Leopold II: Belgium 'wakes up' to its bloody colonial past - BBC

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   Jun 12, 2020 · On Monday the University of Mons removed a bust of the late king, following the circulation of a student-led petition saying it represented the "rape, mutilation and genocide of millions of ...

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   King Leopold II, whose rule of the Congo Free State was marked by severe atrocities, violence and major population decline. Civilian victims of mutilation by Free State authorities. 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 ...

4. www.thecollector.com › congolese-genocideCongolese Genocide: The Overlooked History of the Colonized Congo

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   Jun 8, 2022 · Home Stories. Congolese Genocide: The Overlooked History of the Colonized Congo. The Congolese genocide is one of the biggest mass murders in modern history, counting eight to ten million murder victims and millions of others severely injured. Jun 8, 2022 • By Marietta Korfiati, BA History & Archaeology, MA in-progress.

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6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Leopold_II_of_BelgiumLeopold II of Belgium - Wikipedia

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   Leopold's administration was characterized by systematic brutality and atrocities in the Congo Free State, including forced labour, torture, murder, kidnapping, and the amputation of the hands of men, women, and children when the quota of rubber was not met.

   • Reign: 17 December 1865 – 17 December 1909
   • Mother: Louise of Orléans

   • Father: Leopold I of Belgium
   • Successor: Albert I

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   May 13, 1999 · The hidden holocaust. Was Belgium's King Leopold II a mass murderer on a par with Hitler or a greedy despot who turned a blind eye to a few excesses? A new book has ignited a furious row in a...

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   Laura Stevens. The criminal abuse that King Leopold II of Belgium notoriously visited upon the people of the Congo River Basin, beginning with his illicit appropriation in the 1880s of the vast...

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    Jun 12, 2020 · 12 June 2020. By Georgina Rannard & Eve Webster,BBC News. Getty Images. Leopold II ruled Belgium from 1865-1909 - activists want this statue in Brussels removed due to his brutal regime in Congo...