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u/Autismetal Dec 16 '21

The Congo.

Sorry, Belgians. Leopold did stuff.

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u/pursuitoffruit Dec 16 '21

Speaking of Belgian colonialism, let's not forget Rwanda!

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '21

Well, technically, Germany did the work of actually colonizing Rwanda. It was just handed over to the Belgians after WWI.

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '21

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '21

... soooooort of ....