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>Belgium was still Belgium when it was responsible for atrocities in the Congo, etc., etc.

Funny you should mention that, because at the time that the atrocities were occurring, the Congo was not a Belgian colony. Rather it was the personal colony of King Leopold of Belgium and was handed over to the parliamentary government of Belgium after the atrocities came to light.



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