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"The Belgian Massacres. To the Workmen of Europe and the United States" is a minor political pamphlet written by Karl Marx in May 1869. In it, Marx responds to the violent repression of strikes which had occurred in Belgium the previous month.
The Rape of Belgium was a series of systematic war crimes, especially mass murder and deportation, by German troops against Belgian civilians during the invasion and occupation of Belgium during World War I.
12 de jun. de 2020 · Leopold II ruled Belgium from 1865-1909 - activists want this statue in Brussels removed due to his brutal regime in Congo Free State. Inside the palatial walls of Belgium's Africa Museum...
Citations. General and cited references. Further reading. External links. Atrocities in the Congo Free State. King Leopold II, whose rule of the Congo Free State was marked by severe atrocities, violence and major population decline. Civilian victims of mutilation by Free State authorities.
10 de oct. de 2012 · The Congolese horror ended when international outrage compelled the Belgian state to take control of the colony in 1908. Estimates for the number of people killed range between two and 15 million, easily putting Leopold in the top ten of history’s mass murderers.
13 de may. de 1999 · Was Belgium's King Leopold II a mass murderer on a par with Hitler or a greedy despot who turned a blind eye to a few excesses? A new book has ignited a furious row in a country coming to...
History | April/May 2023. The Youngest Victims of Belgium’s African Rule Are Still Seeking Justice, Decades Later. Colonialism’s brutal legacy, including the European nation’s policy of forcing...
