Colonialism and its Implication on the Congo

Congolese History

(Preface to program:) This is a 4 year-old broadcast that gives some historical background to the recent Congolese internal and external (with Rwanda) struggles. . . .which Trump claims to have resolved with a 'deal'. . .for access to rare precious metals. CA)

https://youtu.be/2Cv5dI_ZPYU?si=2p5hb_qhT4REWujK

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Belgian Princess Condemns Her Family’s Brutal Colonial History in Congo & Calls For Reparations

Black Lives Matter protests in the U.S. have sparked a reckoning about racism and colonialism across the world, including in Belgium, where a growing movement is demanding the country address systemic racism and make amends for its violent colonial legacy. King Philippe issued an unprecedented statement “expressing regret” for Belgium’s brutal colonial rule in Congo under Leopold II, who ran the country as his personal fiefdom and under whose command millions of Congolese were enslaved and killed. “It’s an erased history,” says Belgo-Congolese journalist and activist Gia Abrassart. We also speak with Princess Esméralda, a member of the Belgian royal family and great-grandniece of Leopold II, who says the country has taken an important first step, but adds that “we have to go much farther.”

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The Butcher King: "they have no right to know what I did there."

In Belgium, King Leopold II was hailed as the “Builder King” for his wondrous works. But overseas, in the Congo Free State, lay the horrific truth: Leopold was more of a butcher than a builder.