TIL that between 1895 and 1908 the population of the Belgian Congo declined by between 2 and 13 million due to colonial brutality and diseases caused by colonialism. en.wikipedia.org Submitted by hetkleinezusje t3_10pkkle on January 31, 2023 at 1:38 AM in todayilearned 179 comments 2,121
Sparrow2go t1_j6m9bs3 wrote on January 31, 2023 at 9:25 AM Behind the Bastards has a great episode on King Leopold and the Congo. A fantastic podcast all around and your listening shouldn’t stop there. Permalink 0
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