the Monument to King Leopold II of Belgium on Troonplein (Throne Square), Brussels. In 1885 he declared the Congo his personal property which he called “Congo Free State”. During his rule marked by unspeakable greed and brutality an estimated 5-15 million Congolese died in his pursuit to extract as much ivory and rubber as possible for his personal enrichment and to build lavish buildings all over Belgium. He earned himself a place in history alongside Hitler, Stalin and Mao #leopold #leopoldii

Why do we remember Hitler’s awful crimes against Jews but largely ignore King Leopold II's brutality against Congolese? Joshua Maponga says it makes no sense when more Congolese perished. FYI 6M jews died in the holocaust, not 2M as he mentions. But even so, you get his point. #Maponga #JoshuaMaponga #PanAfricanist #Congo #Congolese #KingLeopold #Belgium #Belgians #Africa #Africans #Afrikarise #wakeupAfrica #AfricaUnite #panafricanism | Newslion