The Butcher of the Congo- King Leopold II of Belgium

This article is a biography of King Leopold II of Belgium and how he was driven by desire for the wealth of a colony.  He learned that Henry Morton Stanley was exploring Africa and had Stanley conquer the land for his own.  Eventually the Congo became his own private colony and enforced brutality on the Congolese people.  Millions of Congolese people died during the colonization of the country.

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