@inmyopinionpod: @Fassahspeaks speaks on the horrors of King Leopold II of Belgium and how he exploited Congo and its people. Leopold II 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. “Civilisation” was at the core of Leopold II’s pitch to European leaders in 1885 when they sliced up and allocated territories in what became known as the Scramble for Africa. He promised a humanitarian and philanthropic mission that would improve the lives of Africans. In return European leaders, gathered at the Berlin Conference, granted him 2m sq km (770,000 sq miles) to forge a personal colony where he was free to do as he liked. He called it Congo Free State (Present day Democratic Republic of Congo 🇨🇩) The statistics tell the story: between 1880 and 1920, the Congolese population was halved. As a result of his Colonial exploitation 10 million people died (equivalent to every resident of London), many of them children and he made approximately $1 Billion from his exploits. By 1908, Leopold II’s rule was deemed so cruel that European leaders, themselves violently exploiting Africa, condemned it and the Belgian parliament forced him to relinquish control of his fiefdom. Belgium took over the colony in 1908 and it was not until 1960 that the Republic of the Congo was established, after a fight for independence. Give us your opinion in the comments 🙏🏾 TAKEN FROM EP84 OUT NOW LINK IN BIO‼️ #fyp #inmyopinionpodcast #fypageee #inmyopinion #explorepage #viral2023 #xyzbcaaa #trending2023 #reacttothis #reacts #stitchthis #tiktokstory #storytimestiktok #blackhistory #africanhistory #slavery #blackhistorytiktok #kingleopold #congo #congolaise🇨🇩 #congolesetiktok #🇨🇩 #genocide

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