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<p>[QUOTE="midas1, post: 4593636, member: 21309"]I have not claimed to know the numbers of the Congolese tortured/killed. My point is Leopold was well aware of what was happening and did not intervene in any way to help the Congolese people. He used funds stolen from the Congo to build the "grand" bldgs and estates in Belgium. As I recall a hidden set of financial records validating his actions in the Congo was destroyed around the time of his death.</p><p>For years, Leopold attempted to hide the horrors his forces committed in the</p><p>congo when he could no longer hide it he would speak of his "efforts" to stop it. The reality was he did nothing to stop it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="midas1, post: 4593636, member: 21309"]I have not claimed to know the numbers of the Congolese tortured/killed. My point is Leopold was well aware of what was happening and did not intervene in any way to help the Congolese people. He used funds stolen from the Congo to build the "grand" bldgs and estates in Belgium. As I recall a hidden set of financial records validating his actions in the Congo was destroyed around the time of his death. For years, Leopold attempted to hide the horrors his forces committed in the congo when he could no longer hide it he would speak of his "efforts" to stop it. The reality was he did nothing to stop it.[/QUOTE]
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