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British artist chosen to ‘reinterpret’ controversial statue of Belgium’s King Leopold II
Hew Locke won the commission, the first of its kind in Belgium, to recontextualise the equestrian statue of King Leopold II in the seaside ... In fact, he ruled the Congo Free State as an absolute ...
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The horrific consequences of rubber's toxic past
The resulting public pressure eventually forced Belgium's King Leopold II - Queen Victoria's cousin ... But why was Leopold's Congo so horrific? It was down to rubber. 50 Things That Made ...