Stoner mode. This man was responsible for 15 million Congolese deaths. He almost got the Philippines. Just imagine if he did. "In 1868, when Isabella II was deposed as Queen of Spain, Leopold attempted to take advantage of his original plan to acquire the Philippines. But without funds, he was unsuccessful. Leopold then devised another unsuccessful plan to establish the Philippines as an independent state, which could then be ruled by a Belgian. Because both of these plans had failed, Leopold shifted his aspirations of colonization to Africa." - excerpt from Wikipedia.
Posted on: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 07:57:50 +0000
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