Our Leopold II and the Congo Free State is out today. In tradition with our Christmas break bad guy episodes, this one does not fall short. Happy Holidays! Thank you for the love and support this year. We aren't done with 2025 yet! #HistoricallyHigh #LeopoldII #CongoFreeState
Tomorrow we dive into Leopold II of Belgium and his Congo Free State. We have covered some evil people and somehow, Leopold II wasn't on our radar. After this episode we have to give him his due. He was truly horrible. Find out how horrible tomorrow! #HistoricallyHigh #LeopoldII #CongoFreeState
Good News in History, November 30: 239 years ago today is celebrated as the first known date of the abolition of the death penalty in a Western nation-state. Commemorated today as Cities for Life Day, the decision came in… @goodnewsnetwork.org #GoodNews #History #Abolition #CitiesForLife #LeopoldII
Ce jour-là, le roi Léopold II renonça au contrôle du Congo, mais l'horreur ne prit pas fin pour autant. #TAIKeducates #AfricanHistory #CongoHistory #LeopoldII #ColonialismExposed #HistoryRevealed
On this day, King Leopold II relinquished control of the Congo — but the horror didn’t end.
#TAIKeducates #CongoHistory #Colonialism #LeopoldII
Akurat król Belgii jest ostatnią osobą, która ma moralne prawo to pouczania innych w kwestii praw człowieka.
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Pierre Maisonnet (1755–1827)
Portrait of Holy Roman Emperor #LeopoldII (1747-92), who was #BornOnThisDay
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Nationalmusée fir Archeologie, Geschicht a Konscht,
Luxembourg
#Habsburg
#AntonRaphaelMengs (1728-79)
Portrait of Holy Roman Emperor #LeopoldII (1747-92), who was #BornOnThisDay
1770
Museo del #Prado
#Habsburg
#AntonioBencini (active 1755)
Portrait of Holy Roman Emperor #LeopoldII (1747-92), who was #BornOnThisDay
1764
Royal Collection
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Jean-Étienne #Liotard (1702-89)
Portrait of Holy Roman Emperor #LeopoldII (1747-92), who was #BornOnThisDay
1762
#Habsburg
Congo
"King Leopold's Ghost"
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#OnThisDay in 1885, #LeopoldII established the État Indépendant du Congo as a domaine privé & #slavery in the #CongoFreeState was the most brutal in the history of colonial Africa; the Belgian parliament took over the #Congo in 1908:
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A contender for most evil person in history youtu.be/HhN9n18F9Vc?... #LeopoldII #BelgianHistory #CongoHistory
"King Leopold's Ghost"
#LeopoldII was born #OnThisDay in 1835, ruling #Belgium from 1865-1909; he initiated a reign of terror in the #Congo from 1885-1908, committing crimes against humanity that were the worst in the #history of #colonialism in #Africa...
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#MarsHillBlog Post On Trump wanting to personally own Gaza #LeopoldII #Belgium #DonaldTrump #USA #Gaza paulburgin.blogspot.com/2025/02/trum...
Ik ben waarschijnlijk heel late to the party, maar die historische Klara-podcasts zijn zó goed. #Bourgondiërs #LeopoldII #Napoleon
These iconic #greenhouses, designed by Alphonse Balat for King #LeopoldII, are a hidden treasure in the heart of #Belgium. 🌷💚
📍 #Laeken, Belgium
#RoyalGreenhouses #LaekenPalace #BelgiumInBloom #SpringVibes #HiddenGems #TravelBelgium #bruxelles #bxl #bruselas #belgique #spring
BELGIUM - 5 francs 1873 & 1875 #monedas #coin #münzen #plata #silver #belgica #belgique #belgium #franc #franco #leopoldII #EdelweissCoins
These iconic #greenhouses, designed by Alphonse Balat for King #LeopoldII, are a hidden treasure in the heart of #Belgium. 🌷💚
📍 #Laeken, Belgium
#RoyalGreenhouses #LaekenPalace #BelgiumInBloom #SpringVibes #HiddenGems #TravelBelgium #bruxelles #bxl #bruselas #belgique #spring
Congo Belge
"I do not want to miss a good chance of getting a slice of this magnificent African cake"~Leopold II
"King Leopold's Ghost"~Adam Hochschild
#LeopoldII was born #OnThisDay in 1835, ruling #Belgium from 1865-1909; he initiated a reign of terror in the Congo from 1885-1908 & may have murdered over 15 million Africans in the ironically named '#CongoFreeState':
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Julien Bobineau (Universität Würzburg) hat auf der Informationsplattform @NetBelgien drei aktuelle Beiträge zur belgischen Kolonialgeschichte veröffentlicht.
#belgium #colonialism #CongoBelge #Congo #decolonisation #leopoldII #patricelumumba #Zaire
https://t.co/aCecb8mE8O
It is so heartening to see the glorying of the genocidal mass murderer #LeopoldII beginning to fall at last.
