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Bookmark or Share- Leopold II | Biography, Facts, & Legacy | BritannicaLeopold II (born April 9, 1835, Brussels, Belgium—died December 17, 1909, Laeken) was the king of the Belgians from 1865 to 1909. Keen on establishing Belgium as an imperial power, he led the first European efforts to develop the Congo River basin, making possible the formation in 1885 of the Congo Free State , annexed in 1908 as the Belgian ...
- Leopold II of Belgium - WikipediaLeopold II [a] (9 April 1835 – 17 December 1909) was the second King of the Belgians from 1865 to 1909, and the founder and sole owner of the Congo Free State from 1885 to 1908.
- King Leopold II, The Ruthless Overlord Of The Belgian CongoBetween 1885 and 1908, King Leopold II of Belgium ruled the Congo Free State as his personal possession and extracted untold riches while murdering millions. The most brutal genocide you've never heard of.
- Leopold II Of Belgium Biography - Facts, Childhood, Family ...Leopold II was the second King of the Belgians and the founder and sole owner of the Congo Free State. He is chiefly remembered as a tyrant under whose rule over 10 million Africans were massacred in Congo.
- King Leopold II - The Belgian MonarchyThe Berlin Conference recognised the independent state of the Congo, of which Leopold II became the Sovereign. That same year, the Belgian Parliament authorizes the King to be the Head of State of Congo.
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