1.An authority figure who rarely or never visits the place he rules, but instead leaves his cruel underlings to terrorize his subjects.
After the Belgian King Leopold and his brutal absentee rule of the Congo.
After the Belgian King Leopold and his brutal absentee rule of the Congo.
Dave: Damn, John, I didn't get the 15th off like I was promised! It's my sister's wedding! I'm calling the District Manager!
John: Oh, you mean King Leopold? He doesn't give a shit. Besides, he only comes around here once or twice a year.
John: Oh, you mean King Leopold? He doesn't give a shit. Besides, he only comes around here once or twice a year.
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He was Belgium's king from 1865-1909, and created a nation known as the Congo Free State in 1878.
During this time, rubber was needed more than ever. So he enslaved the population, and forced them to harvest rubber, which he would later sell. If people didn't meet quotas, their hands would be severed, or they'd be flogged. Those who refused to work were executed. He conscripted a private army known as the Force Publique, and drafted members from local tribes
During this time, they had to import their ammo from Europe, which was very expensive. They also fought wars with local tribes. So they made a system to save ammo: When his soldiers killed a man for not fulfilling the quota, they cut off his hand as proof. But the soldiers used the ammo to hunt, so to cover for the loss of bullets, they cut people's hands off while they were still alive. They would also use machetes in order to save ammo. They even cannibalized their victims.
One Christian pastor who came to this region described the horrors, noting "Wicker baskets filled with human hands. Every day, handless bodies would wash down the river. The houses of the overseers were adorned with human skulls in the front yard." The Belgian government eventually colonized the region, bringing an end to the Congo Free State.
It is estimated this killed over 10 million people in the Congo, roughly half the population. Yet, he is barely known in the world, only in Belgium and Africa.
He was Belgium's king from 1865-1909, and created a nation known as the Congo Free State in 1878.
During this time, rubber was needed more than ever. So he enslaved the population, and forced them to harvest rubber, which he would later sell. If people didn't meet quotas, their hands would be severed, or they'd be flogged. Those who refused to work were executed. He conscripted a private army known as the Force Publique, and drafted members from local tribes
During this time, they had to import their ammo from Europe, which was very expensive. They also fought wars with local tribes. So they made a system to save ammo: When his soldiers killed a man for not fulfilling the quota, they cut off his hand as proof. But the soldiers used the ammo to hunt, so to cover for the loss of bullets, they cut people's hands off while they were still alive. They would also use machetes in order to save ammo. They even cannibalized their victims.
One Christian pastor who came to this region described the horrors, noting "Wicker baskets filled with human hands. Every day, handless bodies would wash down the river. The houses of the overseers were adorned with human skulls in the front yard." The Belgian government eventually colonized the region, bringing an end to the Congo Free State.
It is estimated this killed over 10 million people in the Congo, roughly half the population. Yet, he is barely known in the world, only in Belgium and Africa.
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