When Belgium forced Leopold to turn over control of the Congo to parliament he had the entire Congo archived burned, and he told his aide that even though the Congo had been taken from him "they have no right to know what I did there"
I feel like there should be some recognition of Roger Casement in this thread. His investigation into the human rights abuses in the Congo in 1904 basically forced Leopold to give up personal ownership of the colony.
helpmeredditimbored on July 7th, 2017 at 05:45 UTC »
When Belgium forced Leopold to turn over control of the Congo to parliament he had the entire Congo archived burned, and he told his aide that even though the Congo had been taken from him "they have no right to know what I did there"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopold_II_of_Belgium#Relinquishment_of_the_Congo
mystery144 on July 7th, 2017 at 06:09 UTC »
Can anyone in few points explain what he did there and why?
Demagur on July 7th, 2017 at 08:46 UTC »
I feel like there should be some recognition of Roger Casement in this thread. His investigation into the human rights abuses in the Congo in 1904 basically forced Leopold to give up personal ownership of the colony.