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Belgian city removes bust of Congo colonizer Leopold II

by Associated Press
| June 30, 2020 9:27 AM

BRUSSELS (AP) — A bust of former Belgian King Leopold II was taken off public display in the city of Ghent on Tuesday as Belgium marked the 60th anniversary of the end of its colonial rule in Congo.

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