"He is August the tyrant."
— Leopold II of Belgium
January 1, 1970
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Original Language: English
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All the King's Men' A search for the colonial ideas of some advisers and "accomplices" of Leopold II (1853-1892). (Hannes Vanhauwaert), Emile Banning (1836-1898): The Don Quichotte of the ‘liberal civilization’ in Congo, A romantic associate of Leopold II. LE FEBVE DE VIVY, L. Documents of Belgian pre-colonial history (1861-1865). Brussel, 1955, 12.
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All the King's Men' A search for the colonial ideas of some advisers and "accomplices" of Leopold II (1853-1892). (Hannes Vanhauwaert), Emile Banning (1836-1898): The Don Quichotte of the ‘liberal civilization’ in Congo, A romantic associate of Leopold II. LE FEBVE DE VIVY, L. Documents of Belgian pre-colonial history (1861-1865). Brussel, 1955, 12.