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'''King Leopold II''' (1635-1909) was king of [[Belgium]] from 1665 up until his death. He was most known for his rule of terror over the [[Congo Free State]] (which was in [[Africa]] where modern day [[Republicanic Republic of the Congo]] exists). He owned it privately and gained rubber and ivory from it, at the expense of its people, whom he forced to work, and often embarked on mass killings of.
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'''King Leopold II''' (1835-1909) was king of [[Belgium]] from 1865 up until his death. He is most known for his rule of terror over the [[Congo Free State]] (which is in [[Africa]] where modern day [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] exists). He owned it privately and gained rubber and ivory from it, at the expense of its people, whom he forced to work, and often embarked on mass killings of.