Thousands killed in the Leopold outbreak. King Leopold should be condemned for his brutal actions, and for making the population more then half in population, like in Lukolela “The population in the villages of Lukolela in January 1891 must have been not less than 6,000 people, but when I counted the whole population in Lukolela at the end of December 1896. I found it to be only 719… but judge of my heartache when on counting them all again on Friday and Saturday last, to find only a population of 352 people.” (Document 5) In 1800-1900’s, King Leopold wanted to and planned to take control of the Congo people.
Readers are able to draw the connection between the two deaths as a symbol for the future of the Congo. After hearing news of the assassination on president Lumumba, under the suggestion of President Ike, Eisenhower- who thought that “Lumumba threatened the state of the world”- the united states finally decided to take action. Leah
Villages turned on each other for the Belgians amusement. The Belgians deemed the Congolese to be less superior and hurt those who did not follow their
He always raised the violence. If the black people working for him were unable to achieve the king’s goal, they were beaten to death. The Belgian king was part of an economic system that allowed him to consider Congo as his private property. In addition the King was a visionary, maybe he was not a good one but Congo gave a lot to the Belgian Kingdom and its economy. Belgium took advantage of its involvement in Central Africa.
When King Leopold established the Congo Free State, he destroyed the link between the Congolese people and their homeland (Kenneth). King Leopold made one single country between Belgium and Congo. He combined the ethnicities of both of these cultures, taking away the Congolese people’s heritage and culture. In addition to this, the Roman Catholic Church forced their religion and values on the Congolese people, taking away their beliefs, and using violence if necessary. The Belgians forced their values upon the Congolese people in order to assimilate their religion and gain more power.
One of the most important assassinations of the 20th century may well have been that of Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of the Republic of Congo, killed on January 17, 1961. In his new book, The Assassination of Lumumba (Verso), Ludo De Witte, an independent Belgian sociologist, draws on a vast array of declassified documents to argue that Belgium, the United States, and the United Nations played pivotal roles in the murder of one of Africa's pioneers of postcolonialism. After the book appeared in Dutch, in 1999, the Belgian parliament commissioned an official investigation of the murder. Q. Any word on the commission's findings so far?
The Death of The Congolese and Jews: The Holocaust Vs Congo Genocide The Congo Genocide was on par or more gruesome than The Holocaust that everyone talks about. The Holocaust used gas chambers, starvation, and overwork, but the Congo Genocide used beheadings, working conditions, and dismembering .
Loneliness and depression throughout children’s lives is an issue that affects the future of the world. Congo, a small country in Africa, suffers greatly from these issues. The organization “Conga to Congo” makes it a priority to help. The Democratic Republic of Congo is the poorest country in the world.
Leopold’s acquisition and eventual conquest of the Congo can be seen as a reign of terror during which millions were mutilated and repressed while he continued to profit tremendously. He continued to profit from his use of slave labor, while the Congolese continued to suffer during his reign. Leopold’s reign of terror is an example of European colonialism and one’s greed for wealth and power. He set out to acquire the Congo under the guise of philanthropy and humanitarianism, but rather looted the Congo for its natural resources for his personal gain and enslaved natives in the process to produce ivory and rubber. King Leopold II of Belgium was able to make himself rich by exploiting Africans for natural resources and millions of Congolese died as a result of his
Reasons being because they cannot support someone “who advocates Belgium’ s departure” . The policy of Belgium also played a role why Lumumba was silenced. It is said in the film that the Belgium rule is to “treat the negroes well but keep them stupid” . Thus, were there conflict in Belgium
Without a doubt, Leopold played the major role in the atrocities committed by the Belgian in the Congo with the partial support of
He came to the conclusion that the extreme decrease in population in the Congo was mostly because of the violent and malicious actions of the Belgium police. He explained how the soldiers were given free rein, which led to the murder of many innocent Africans. When King Leopold toke over the Congo, there were about twenty million people. When he was removed from power there was only about 10 million people. King Leopold should be held accountable for his actions in the Congo because he caused a genocide and massacred half of the population.
The Congo Crisis was a conflicting time when Congo became independent from Belgium that led to a series of civil wars as well as a proxy war between the Soviet Union and the United States. In addition to these two powerful countries, China and Cuba’s role in the Congo Crisis are not only strategic, but are often forgotten. Furthermore, these two communist countries perceived the Congo Crisis as a way to not only help African’s struggle against foreign domination, but as a way to distance themselves from the Soviet Union and achieve power and success throughout the world. The Congo Crisis faced not only political upheaval in the newly, independent state, but rather a worldwide struggle against the common enemy.
An unstable political institution built on the power hungry attitude of King Leopold can still be reflected in Congo’s government officials. In these two examples, one can see that the current government of the United State's strives to continuously replicate the founding fair principles that were laid out by the founding fathers. The Congo on the other hand has replicated a power hungry totalitarian influenced government that is built on power hunger and corruption. Unfortunately, escaping a country’s historic institutions is a difficult task as the influence runs deep enough to affect the attitude of every individual within the
In recent decades, the world has become the most dangerous chapter. A sharp surge in the war in recent years is ahead of our ability to cope with the consequences. From the global crisis of refugees to the spread of terrorism, our shared inability to resolve the conflict generates new fears and emergencies. Even in nonviolent societies, the policy of fear leads to dangerous demagoguery and polarization. The year 2015 was bad for international peace and security.
