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King Leopold II of Belgium

Born April 9, 1835 · Brussels, Belgium

Died December 17, 1909 · aged 74

Leopold II (9 April 1835 – 17 December 1909) was the second king of the Belgians from 1865 to 1909, and the founder and sole owner of the Congo Free State from 1885 to 1908.

Known For

King Leopold's Ghost · 2006

King Leopold's Ghost

★ 8.02006

MovieDocumentaryHistory

The modern history of the Congo, the heart of Africa, is a terrifying tale of appalling brutality: how the greedy and incredibly ruthless King Leopold II of Belgium (1935-1909) turned a vast country into his private estate (1885-1908) and how he plundered the land and raped the bodies and souls of its defenceless inhabitants, causing countless victims; and what exactly is the true impact of this often forgotten story of crime and horror today.

National parade to celebrate the annexation of Congo to Belgium · 1909

National parade to celebrate the annexation of Congo to Belgium

1909

MovieDocumentary

Documentary footage of a parade in Antwerp celebrating the annexation of Congo to Belgium.

Decolonisation · 2020

Decolonisation

★ 8.72020

SeriesDocumentaryWar & Politics

The history of decolonization from the point of view of colonized peoples, an epic story that still resonates and reverberates to this day.

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