Why don't you even bother to get the facts about this thread title right?
1885-1908, not 1895. And also not Belgian Congo, but Congo Free State. Congo was annexed by the Belgian government and became a colony in 1908 because of the atrocities committed by its King.
edit WTF with the downvotes, it's literally in the title OP linked and the first sentence of the first paragraph.
SkinnyObelix t1_j6okd48 wrote
Reply to 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. by hetkleinezusje
Why don't you even bother to get the facts about this thread title right?
1885-1908, not 1895. And also not Belgian Congo, but Congo Free State. Congo was annexed by the Belgian government and became a colony in 1908 because of the atrocities committed by its King.
edit WTF with the downvotes, it's literally in the title OP linked and the first sentence of the first paragraph.