In a letter to President Felix Tshisekedi, King Philippe of Belgium addresses the atrocities in the Congo Free State under the rule of King Leopold II: "I would like to express my deepest regrets for the wounds of the past, the pain of today, which is rekindled by the discrimination all too present in our society."
In an "historic letter", King Philippe of Belgium expressed his "deep regrets" for the atrocities in the Congo Free State committed by the Belgian colonial empire. The rule of Philippe's great-great-grandfather Leopold II over the then-Belgian colony saw the deaths of between 10-20 million Congolese blacks, and was the first to ever be called "a crime against humanity".
In a "historic letter", King Philippe of Belgium expressed his "deep regrets" for the atrocities in the Congo Free State. The rule of Philippe's great-great-grandfather Leopold II over the private colony saw the deaths of between 10–20 million BlackCongolese, and was the first to ever be called a "crime against humanity".
In a lettertoPresidentFelixTshisekedi, King Philippe of Belgium addresses the atrocities in the Congo Free State duringthe colonialperiod:"Iwould liketoexpressmydeepest regretsforthe wounds of the past, the pain of today,which isrekindled by the discrimination all toopresent in oursociety."
In a letter to President Felix Tshisekedi, King Philippe of Belgium addresses the atrocities in the Congo Free State under the ruleofKingLeopoldII: "I would like to express my deepest regrets for the wounds of the past, the pain of today, which is rekindled by the discrimination all too present in our society."
