Belgian king offers ‘deepest regrets’ for Congo atrocities Leopold, who ruled Belgium during 1865-1909, plundered Congo as if it were his personal fiefdom ...

Belgium’s King sends ‘regrets’ to Congo for Leopold II atrocities – but doesn’t apologize By Rob Picheta , CNN 5 minute read ...

KING LEOPOLD DENIES CHARGES AGAINST HIM; ... King Leopold of Belgium denied categorically the reports which have been circulated so widely of atrocities practiced in the Congo.

The Belgian government created a mythology around Leopold II, erasing the public memory of the Congo atrocities and replacing it with a narrative of a benevolent king who brought glory to Belgium. The ...

The King of Belgium has sent his "deepest regrets" to the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for the "suffering and humiliation" his nation inflicted while it colonized the region ...

After King Leopold January 11, 2001 Richard Hamilton [op-ed, Jan. 7] is correct that the holocaust in the Congo Free State under King Leopold's domination is shamefully absent from contemporary ...

EXCLUSIVE: Ben Affleck will direct King Leopold’s Ghost, a fact-based drama about the plunder of the Congo by Belgium’s King Leopold II in the late 1800s.One Community, which co-financed Just ...

LEOPOLD THE UNLOVED—Ludwig Bauer —Little, Brown ($3.50). To readers now over 50, the name of Leopold II of Belgium on the cover of a book will connote one thing—the Congo atrocities. They ...

The horrific atrocities that took place in the Congo Free State are often compared to the Holocaust, with king Leopold II of Belgium being compared to the Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. Between 1885 ...

Belgium’s King sends ‘regrets’ to Congo for Leopold II atrocities – but doesn’t apologize ... 2020 shows the defaced statue of King Leopold II of Belgium in Brussels.

Belgium’s King sends ‘regrets’ to Congo for Leopold II atrocities – but doesn’t apologize ... 2020 shows the defaced statue of King Leopold II of Belgium in Brussels.