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Vor 2 Tagen · The atrocities that they committed against the Belgian population as they marched across the country came to be known as the Rape of Belgium. Around 6,500 civilians were killed in Belgium and northern France by the German army in the summer of 1914 under the policy of terror (schrecklichkeit).
- The enduring mystery of the Brabant Killers, Belgium's biggest cold case
Tuesday, 21 November 2023. By Maïthé Chini. In Belgium’s...
- The enduring mystery of the Brabant Killers, Belgium's biggest cold case
Vor 4 Tagen · Lumumba’s son Roland brought a court case in January 2001 in Kinshasa against Belgium “for hiding its role in the murder.”. In 2010, the sons of Lumumba appealed again and started a case in a Brussels court. According to them, the order for the murder was directly given “by Brussels.”.
Vor einem Tag · From 1885 to 1908, many atrocities were committed in the Congo Free State (today the Democratic Republic of the Congo) under the absolute rule of King Leopold II of Belgium. These atrocities were particularly associated with the labour policies, enforced by colonial administrators, used to collect natural rubber for export.
Vor einem Tag · He left for Belgium in 1901 and became an apologist for the Free State, despite having seen and partaken in some of its worst atrocities. Regrettably he left little explanation of his loyalty to Leopold in his writings. And so, though the author uses her ancestor’s papers to drive the narrative forward in a compelling way, we must rely on her judgement when the paper trial runs dry. She ...
Vor 2 Tagen · The 2001 report by the Belgian Commission describes previous U.S. and Belgian plots to kill Lumumba. Among them was a Central Intelligence Agency -sponsored attempt to poison him. US president Dwight D. Eisenhower authorised the assassination of Lumumba in 1960.
Vor 17 Stunden · By successfully implementing new Blitzkrieg tactics, the Wehrmacht rapidly advanced to the Channel and cut off the Allied forces in Belgium, trapping the bulk of the Allied armies in a cauldron on the Franco-Belgian border near Lille.
