In the city hall of the Belgian city of Ghent did not wait until the left-wing activists demolished the memorial to king Leopold II (1865-1909), and they themselves dismantled the bronze bust of the monarch. According to the local Francophone newspaper Le Soir, this decision is intended “to restore historical justice”.
it is Reported that the monument is now removed from sin to the warehouse and will soon go to the balance of the municipal Museum.
amid protests against racial discrimination throughout the world in Belgium, a new force has renewed a heated debate around the controversial personality of the king. The country has reached unprecedented power, spending aggressive colonial expansion. In particular, was occupied vast territories in Africa in the area of the Delta of the Congo river. According to historians, during his reign of the black population has decreased dramatically due to unbearable working conditions and hunger.
currently, across the country launched a public campaign to “Correct history” to get rid of any images of the hated monarch.
