The True Legacy of King Leopold II

From the end of the 19th century to the middle of the 20th century, the African colonial movement brought riches and fame to several European countries. The use of these colonies to earn economic benefits during this period has become an accepted practice in Europe and the Congo Free State of Leopold II of Belgium is no exception. During his term as Leopold's sovereign leader, he gathered a large sum of money and the local population was sick, forced labor, famine, and other repressive, used by colonial soldiers and officials It was halved by means.

Leopold II was King Belgium from 1865 to 1909 and was the founder of the Congo-Free State (now Democratic Republic of the Congo). When Leopold II took over his father to the king, he traveled the world many times and became a supporter of the expansion of Belgium to other areas. He reached an agreement with an ambitious journalist, Henry Stanley, known for exploring Africa, and put Congo under European rule through unjust trade and slavery. In this way King Congo, Leopold II was founded and existed between 1885 and 1907.

All stories about participation in the Congo of Belgium begin with King Leopold II, and this story is no exception. The plundering and atrocities of Leopold are stories talked about by the ghosts of Leopold king Adam Hawker. Steinard believes Leopold has committed "pretending problems" (9). This is sensational to this special event in the history of Western imperialism. The long-standing Belgian rule from 1908 to 1960 was a "lethold and integrated" Leopold period, accused of being the worst of contemporary European imperialism (9). After the painful days of colonization in 1960, the Belgians insisted on their empire as being imposing their empire as "a rather passive imperialist" as their imperials, but rather their colonists I will forget the history of the era. At least it's a traditional version

H-Diplo Round Table on 'Sale of Congo: History of European Imperialism and History of Belgian Imperialism'

However, the defenders of the King of Leopold II, who ruled the Congo Free State, thought that this was only a criticism against the King, made a great contribution to the modernization and civilization of Congo. As Mark Twain said, in a booklet entitled "Answers to Mark Twain" written by Solopoque of King Leopold, Kriel said, "Lies and jealousies accumulate - his only true truth Something - they are still hard to deal with. "Thus, among scholars and historians there is a lot of controversy over the Congo Free State of Leopold II. First, the proponents to Mark Twain said, "Leopold's king imposed tax on the stolen country but did not return, but starvation, fear, sorrow, shame, imprisonment, tears, massacre" Mark Twain's answer as stated is to show the pictures given to them by Leopold II.