"Seldom has such a character assassination been committed in Belgium, seldom has the press reached such lows as in the time of Leopold II."

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People from BrusselsWhite supremacistsMonarchs from BelgiumCatholics from BelgiumCongo Free State
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Prof. Idesbald Goddeeris in a review of the new biography of Leopold II. Johan op de Beeck describes the biased manner of reporting by the Belgian press about the various reports accusing King Leopold II of abuses in the Congo Free State in the early 20th century.