Belgian King Philippe has expressed regret for the acts of cruelty committed during the years that his ancestor, Leopold II, presided over what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as his personal property.
DRC marks the 60th anniversary of the declaration of independence from its former colonial power on Tuesday. Authorities would chop off the limbs of enslaved people when they did not meet quotas of materials such as rubber demanded by the Belgian crown.
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