Episode 174: Congo's Nightmare Part VI - The End of the Congo Free State

Reflecting History by Matt

Apr 21, 202634:53Society & Culture

As atrocities and human rights violations continue in the Congo Free State, King Leopold II of Belgium sends out a "Commission of Inquiry" to the Congo to clear his name. Things don't go as planned. After one final hail...

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