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King Leopold II was involved himself in African affairs by claiming the Congo via the [[Berlin Conference]].  

King Leopold II was involved himself in African affairs by claiming the Congo via the [[Berlin Conference]].  

The cause of his death is a mystery.  He was rapidly losing power in the late 1890s and early 1900s.  His atrocities against the people of the Congo was revealed by the British press and other European media. After his secrets began to be disclosed, he was forced to admit the truth. Due to his increasing debts to the Belgian government, he decided to hand over the Congo Free State to the Belgian government, as a colony, instead of willing it to his daughter.  

The cause of his death is a mystery.  He was rapidly losing power in the late 1890s and early 1900s.  His atrocities against the people of the Congo was revealed by the British press and other European media. After his secrets began to be disclosed, he was forced to admit the truth. Due to international pressure related to human rights abuses, in 1908, he was forced to give the Congo Free State to Belgium.  

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==Further reading==