TIL that when King Leopold II of Belgium personally acquired the "Congo Free State" in 1885, it was 76 times the size of Belgium. He claimed the land at the 1884-1885 Berlin conference promising to improve the lives of the locals but ended up enslaving them to gather ivory and natural rubber. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo…
Why isn't King Leopold II as hated as Hitler or Stalin?
When King Leopold II of Belgium acquired the "Congo Free State" in 1885, it was 76 times the size of Belgium. He claimed the land at the 1884-1885 Berlin conference promising to improve the lives of the locals but ended up enslaving them to gather ivory and natural rubber.
The first 4 kings of Belgium Leopold I,II,III and Albert I
Beginning in the 1880s, King Leopold II of Belgium ruled the Congo Free State as a personal possession, rather than as a colony of Belgium. How commonplace would this have been at the time? Would other monarchs have privately owned large colonial lands, or was this a unique situation?
King Leopold II?
I don’t know how to defend the monarchy when there are people like him.
King Leopold II & the Congo Free State (1885-1908) youtube.com/watch?v=FhPZZ…
King Leopold II's bloody legacy: Congo: A journey to the heart of Africa - Full documentary - BBC Africa youtube.com/watch?v=43xTv…
Look up "King Leopold II." This guy was an absolute monster, yet Belgium and the Congo are the only countries who really know about him. Luckily, they've started removing his statues bc of the George Floyd protests.
Belgium if King Leopold II got everything he wanted.
[Anand Ranganathan] The statue of the evil racist King Leopold II being removed in Antwerp, Belgium. The Indian Left supports this but celebrates Tipu Jayanti and objects to Aurangzeb Road being renamed. Because tyrants who murder Hindus are not tyrants but heroes. v.redd.it/179xsu12d7671
Cringe Historical Figures I Hate #35: King Leopold II of Belgium
King Leopold's Ghost (2006) The brutal exploitation of the Congo by King Leopold II of Belgium [01:42:54] youtube.com/watch?v=hWk8Z…
Belgium if King Leopold II got everything he wanted.
King Leopold II of Belgium, absolute ruler of the Congo Free State from 1885 to 1908
Belgium if King Leopold II got everything he wanted.
King Leopold II of Belgium in 1876 setting up a front organization:
[Anand Ranganathan] The statue of the evil racist King Leopold II being removed in Antwerp, Belgium. The Indian Left supports this but celebrates Tipu Jayanti and objects to Aurangzeb Road being renamed. Because tyrants who murder Hindus are not tyrants but heroes. v.redd.it/ajdb3dxei6671
Photographs showing victims of atrocities in the Congo Free State, who have had their hand cut off. The Congo Free State lasted for about 23 years, from 1885-1908 and it's estimated that between 5-10 million people died becouse of brutalities. The countrie was direcly owned by King Leopold II. reddit.com/gallery/ma0ej4
'The Congo "Free" State', British political cartoon of the rubber trade in King Leopold II's African colony - 1906
Let's Completely Cancel King Leopold II For His Crimes Against Humanity
[Kristof Terreur] Some have started a petition to replace the removed statue of Belgium’s controversial king Leopold II in Ekeren by local hero Toby Alderweireld. twitter.com/HLNinEngeland…
Result of one of the atrocities committed during personal rule of belgian king Leopold II in Congo
If king Leopold II of Belgium got everything he wanted
The Congo was already one too much territories for King Leopold II, let alone the laundry list of places he wanted
Belgium if King Leopold II got everything he wanted.
Kimberley’s King Leopold ranges, named after Belgian King Leopold II, responsible for deaths of 15 million Africans, to be renamed perthnow.com.au/news/wa/k…
Antwerp authorities have removed a statue of colonial Belgian King Leopold II after the weekend’s BLM protest. v.redd.it/4zj5y99rc1451
[Kristof Terreur] Some have started a petition to replace the removed statue of Belgium’s controversial king Leopold II in Ekeren by local hero Toby Alderweireld. twitter.com/HLNinEngeland…
King Leopold II introduces ruber quotas in Congo Free state[1885]
"If a country claims the world, claim them" - King Leopold II ...probably
Is Naofumi the great great great grandson of King Leopold II of Belgium?
Is Naofumi a descendant of King Leopold II of Belgium
Belgians Target Some Royal Monuments In Black Lives Matter Protest: Activists in Belgium are demanding the removal of statues of King Leopold II, who oversaw the brutal colonization and exploitation of Congo. npr.org/sections/live-upd…
Brief history of the first 2 kings of Belgium, Leopold I and Leopold II - C&Rsenal v.redd.it/a7zr0mfpwha61
TIL about the hidden holocaust, better known as the "Congo Horrors" caused by King Leopold II of Belgium. The magnitude of the population fall over the period is disputed, but it is thought to be as high as 15 million people. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atr…
Two bearded monarchs of 1868, King Leopold II of Belgium and Emperor Pedro II of Brazil.
Ah, yes. King Leopold II, the greatest socialist of our age.
Belgian King’s brother says Leopold II not to blame for millions of deaths in Kongo cause he never visited Kongo. Hitler didn’t visit all those concentration camps either af.reuters.com/article/to…
King Leopold II statue removed after Belgian BLM protesters set it on fire! twitter.com/jackeparrock/…
King Leopold II & the Congo Free State Genocide | African Biographics youtu.be/4ePuiAFh9QE
What is up with the recent influx of posts about King Leopold II of Belgium and the Congo?
