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
CrypticHandle t1_j6l0u0e wrote on January 31, 2023 at 1:55 AM Thank you Good Kings Leopold I & II, beloved uncle and cousin of Queen Victoria. Permalink 10
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