History of the Belgian Congo: Imperialism, Genocide & Atrocities
study.com | 07 March 2015
The Belgian Congo is often cited as one of the most brutal and exploitative colonial regimes in modern history. It stands as an extreme example of the cruelty of European rule in Africa for the sake of economic gain.
It's 40 years since Louis was shot dead in his butchers shop in Derrylyn. There are still questions surrounding his death that have not been answered and probably never will be. The HET report does however provide new and significant information that we were unaware of. The HET have concluded that...
Of the Europeans who scrambled for control of Africa at the end of the 19th century, Belgium's King Leopold II left arguably the largest and most horrid legacy of all