The removal of King Leopold II’s statue took place only hours after Philippe’s letter was published. The monarch, who ruled Belgium from 1865 to 1909, plundered Congo and forced many of its ...

“The colonial period which followed also caused suffering and humiliation,” the letter ... committed by Leopold II or by Belgian governments until 1960. “Is it only the King that has to ...

King Leopold II left arguably the largest and most horrid legacy ... John Harris of Baringa, for example, was so shocked by what he had come across that he felt moved to write a letter to Leopold's ...

If Leopold III is not fit to reign ... the papers began to publish odd and unsavory bits of evidence: a letter from the King’s secretary to a notorious journalistic collaborator; a telegram ...

In a letter sent to President Tshisekedi and published ... including during the reign of King Leopold II - who he does not directly name - and in the 20th Century. Belgians have taken down or ...

“The colonial period which followed also caused suffering and humiliation,” the letter ... committed by Leopold II or by Belgian governments until 1960. “Is it only the King that has to ...