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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Monarch
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gptkbp:artwork
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Statue_in_Brussels
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:German_Empire
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:French_government
Congo_Free_State_officials
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1835-04-09
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gptkbp:burialPlace
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gptkb:Church_of_Our_Lady_of_Laeken
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Prince_Leopold,_Duke_of_Brabant
gptkb:Prince_Philippe,_Count_of_Flanders
gptkb:Princess_Stéphanie_of_Belgium
gptkb:Princess_Louise_of_Belgium
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gptkbp:controversy
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Human rights abuses
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gptkbp:criticism
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Forced_labor_in_the_Congo
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gptkbp:culturalImpact
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Literature and film about colonialism
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1909-12-17
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gptkbp:diplomaticRelations
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Belgium_and_the_Congo_Free_State
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gptkbp:dynasty
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gptkb:House_of_Saxe-Coburg_and_Gotha
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gptkbp:economicImpact
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Rubber_trade_in_the_Congo
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:University_of_Leuven
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gptkbp:established
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gptkb:Congo_Free_State
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gptkbp:famousQuote
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"I do not want to be a king of a country of savages."
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gptkbp:fullName
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gptkb:Leopold_Louis_Philippe_Marie
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gptkbp:historicalImpact
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Impact_on_Belgian_national_identity
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gptkbp:historicalPeriod
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Late 19th century
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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gptkb:Congo_Free_State_charter
Letters_to_European_leaders
Reports_on_atrocities_in_the_Congo
Royal_decrees_regarding_the_Congo
Treaties_with_local_chiefs_in_the_Congo
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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King Leopold II
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gptkbp:influence
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European_imperialism
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gptkbp:influenceOn
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Post-colonial studies
Human rights legislation
Modern_African_history
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gptkbp:internationalClassification
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Condemnation by human rights organizations
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gptkbp:knownFor
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Colonization of the Congo Free State
Exploitation_and_atrocities_in_the_Congo
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gptkbp:legacy
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gptkb:Congo_Reform_Association
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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General
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gptkbp:motto
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L'union fait la force
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gptkbp:nationality
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Belgian
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gptkbp:politicalParty
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gptkb:Liberal_Party
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gptkbp:portrait
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gptkb:Thomas_Lawrence
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Leopold_I_of_Belgium
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gptkbp:reignEnd
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1909
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gptkbp:reignStart
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1865
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Marie_Henriette_of_Austria
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Albert_I_of_Belgium
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gptkbp:title
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gptkb:King_of_the_Belgians
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