Belgium's King Philippe expressed his 'deepest regrets' for the harm done during Belgian colonial rule in DR Congo, in a first for his country.
King Philippe of Belgium expressed his 'deepest regrets' for the harm done during Belgian colonial rule in what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo AFP/JUNG Yeon-JeBRUSSELS: Belgium's King Philippe expressed his"deepest regrets" for the harm done during Belgian colonial rule in DR Congo, in a first for his country.
Historians say that millions of Africans from areas in what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo were killed, mutilated or died of disease as they worked on rubber plantations belonging to Belgium's King Leopold II.
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