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刚果自由邦的暴行

Atrocities in the Congo Free State

刚果自由邦的暴行

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时间
1885 年—1908 年
国家 / 地区
刚果自由邦
死亡人数
1,200,000 人

From 1885 to 1908, many atrocities were committed in the Congo Free State under the absolute rule of King Leopold II of Belgium. These atrocities were particularly associated with the labour policies, enforced by colonial administrators, used to collect natural rubber for export. Combined with epidemic disease, famine, mass population displacement, and falling birth rates caused by these disruptions, the atrocities contributed to a sharp decline in the Congolese population. These atrocities have sometimes been described as a genocide, though this characterization is disputed. Modern estimates of the magnitude of the population decline ranges from 1.2 million to 10 million people.

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