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Vor 2 Tagen · On this day, 18 November 1889, King Leopold II organised an anti-slavery conference in Brussels. Rather than being a key moment for abolitionism in Europe, it helped secure the 'Scramble for Africa'. Throughout the 19th century, the anti-slave trade movement was in full swing in Europe.
Vor einem Tag · Protesters in Brussels, Belgium in 2020 criticizing the atrocities committed in Belgian Congo under King Leopold II. Source: Harvard International Review Source: Harvard International Review The geographically smallest European power in the conference, Belgium, had perhaps the most devastating colonial reign in Africa.
Vor 5 Tagen · Dive deep into the chilling history of King Leopold II of Belgium, a monarch whose reign stretched far beyond the ornate halls of his kingdom into the dark depths of the Congo Free State....
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Vor 5 Tagen · Der belgische König Leopold II. etablierte ein Kolonialregime, das als eines der grausamsten gilt. Nach der Unabhängigkeit im Juni 1960 wurde das Land nach mehrjährigen innenpolitischen Konflikten 32 Jahre lang von Mobutu Sese Seko diktatorisch regiert. 1997 wurde Mobutu vom Rebellenchef Laurent-Désiré Kabila gestürzt.
Vor 4 Tagen · In 1887, even King Leopold II made an oration in Dutch, followed by the first speeches in Dutch in the Belgian Parliament. The Equality Law of 1898 made Dutch (still called Vlaamsche taal ) an official language in Belgium, leading to laws being published in both languages.
Vor 5 Tagen · “Death of Emperor Leopold II. His son Francis II succeeds him.,” LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY: EXPLORING THE FRENCH REVOUTION, ...
Vor 3 Tagen · The term was also used by the German Abwehr to refer to associated Soviet intelligence networks, working in Belgium, France, United Kingdom and the low countries, that were built up by Leopold Trepper on behalf of the Main Directorate of State Security (GRU). Trepper ran a series of clandestine cells for organising agents. He used the latest ...
