Butcher of Congo: How King Leopold II's Greed Created History's Most Brutal Colonial Nightmare

They called him the "e;Builder King."e; History should remember him as one of humanity's greatest monsters.Between 1885 and 1908, King Leopold II of Belgium orchestrated a genocide so brutal it shocked the world into silence. Under the guise of humanitarian mission, this seemingly gentle monarch transformed the Congo into his personal torture chamber, where millions died to fill his coffers with r...