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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- King of the Belgians (1865–1909). He acquired and harshly ruled the Congo Free State (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) as a private colony from 1876 to 1908, when he was forced to cede it to the Belgian state.
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Pascal Victor/Artcomart 'The Nose' is South African artist William Kentridge's wildly colorful staging. www.festival-aix.com "Clemenza" was Mozart's next-to-last opera, commissioned for the coronation of Leopold II as King of Bohemia in 1791, while the composer was still working on "The Magic Flute."
An Ingeniously Staged 'Nose' Judy Fayard 2011
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Belgium's King Leopold II dispatched Stanley in 1879 to colonize what he later called the Congo Free State.
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"Fifty years later, we cannot say that if things are not going well in Congo, it's the fault of Belgium or of Leopold II."
Is colonialism still to blame for the Democratic Republic of Congo's woes? 2010
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Conrad took his inspiration from the atrocities committed by the Belgian King Leopold II, who was then master of the Congo and who tortured and massacred his recalcitrant subjects.
Books on Guilt 2010
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The rape and plunder of Congo under his ancestor, Leopold II, remains one of history's greatest crimes.
Is colonialism still to blame for the Democratic Republic of Congo's woes? 2010
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Belgium's King Leopold II dispatched Stanley in 1879 to colonize what he later called the Congo Free State.
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The house, which was created for King Leopold II of Belgium, was to be sold for $530 million.
Mikhail Prokhorov, Russian Billionaire, Loses $53 Million Deposit On Super Mansion (VIDEO) 2010
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Belgium's King Leopold II dispatched Stanley in 1879 to colonize what he later called the Congo Free State.
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The house, which was created for King Leopold II of Belgium, was to be sold for $530 million.
Mikhail Prokhorov, Russian Billionaire, Loses $53 Million Deposit On Super Mansion (VIDEO) 2010
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Belgium's King Leopold II dispatched Stanley in 1879 to colonize what he later called the Congo Free State.
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