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Hace 3 días · On this day, 18 November 1889, King Leopold II organised an anti-slavery conference in Brussels. Rather than being a key moment for abolitionism in Europe, it helped secure the 'Scramble for Africa'. Throughout the 19th century, the anti-slave trade movement was in full swing in Europe.
Hace 4 días · Dive deep into the chilling history of King Leopold II of Belgium, a monarch whose reign stretched far beyond the ornate halls of his kingdom into the dark depths of the Congo Free State. This...
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Hace 1 día · King Leopold II Of Belgium ruled Belgium from 1865 to 1909 and was the private owner of the Congo Free State (1885 to 1908). The atrocities against the Congo...
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Hace 20 horas · For more than 30 years, the overhead iron flyover has carried traffic above a busy intersection in the heart of the city. But before it was constructed to bring relief to Bangkok’s traffic congestion, the viaduct ran above Avenue Leopold II in Brussels. Built in Brussels in 1958, the iron flyover was originally intended as a temporary ...
Hace 3 días · In 1887, even King Leopold II made an oration in Dutch, followed by the first speeches in Dutch in the Belgian Parliament. The Equality Law of 1898 made Dutch (still called Vlaamsche taal ) an official language in Belgium, leading to laws being published in both languages.
Hace 1 día · The case captivated the nation and continues to fascinate the public today. On May 21, 1924, Nathan Leopold Jr. (left) and Richard Loeb (right) murdered 14-year-old Bobby Franks. Leopold later ...
Hace 4 días · March 1, 1792. Relation. https://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/d/923/ Identifier. 923. Tags. Timeline. Citation. “Death of Emperor Leopold II. His son Francis II succeeds him.,” LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY: EXPLORING THE FRENCH REVOUTION, accessed May 17, 2024, https://revolution.chnm.org/d/923. ← Previous Item. Next Item →.
