History Of King Leopold II Of Belgium: The Real Rubber Bandit
The real Rubber Bandit, a brief history of King Leopold II of Belgium.
“A people which is content with its homeland and which dreads even a shadow of conflict lacks the characteristics of a superior race” (Ewans, n.d.)
This is a briefly summarise King Leopold the second’s domestic region as well as the atrocities he bestows when he ruled what was then known as The Congo Free State.
King Leopold the second of Belgium, the second son of Leopold the first and Louise of Orlèans was the longest ruling monarch of the country staying in power for forty-four years. Widely known for his private colonisation of the Democratic Republic of Congo, he kick started the rubber revolution while invertible causing the death of between one and fifteen million …show more content…
Leopold’s domestic region was one held in high regard by the people of the nation. He legislated many monumental laws, one of which was the “Frère Orban Law”. Named after the prime minister, Walthère Frère Orban. This law Established neutral national schools across the country which were funded communities as well as receiving assistance from the local government, while catholic schools received no support at all. However, four years later the Catholic Church regained a majority vote and re-instated funding for their schools. (Cook, n.d.)
Leopold also passed laws allowing workers to form unions as well as laws against child labour. The child labour laws were monumental at the time. They said children younger twelve years old were not allowed to work in factories, children under sixteen were not allowed to work at night time and women and children under 21 were not allowed to work underground. Although laws in Britain were passed restricting work hours of similar labourers in 1833 and 1842 Britain did not follow suit with such laws until 1966. (domain, …show more content…
The museum was split into two parts to showcase the exploits of the Congo free state. The Interior was for displaying the recourses of the colony while the surrounding park land was used to showcase Congolese culture, to help with this Leopold moved 267 native Congolese to Belgium to stage a native village. All of which was privately paid for by the King behind the backs of the citizens of the country. (Arke,
“A people which is content with its homeland and which dreads even a shadow of conflict lacks the characteristics of a superior race” (Ewans, n.d.)
This is a briefly summarise King Leopold the second’s domestic region as well as the atrocities he bestows when he ruled what was then known as The Congo Free State.
King Leopold the second of Belgium, the second son of Leopold the first and Louise of Orlèans was the longest ruling monarch of the country staying in power for forty-four years. Widely known for his private colonisation of the Democratic Republic of Congo, he kick started the rubber revolution while invertible causing the death of between one and fifteen million …show more content…
Leopold’s domestic region was one held in high regard by the people of the nation. He legislated many monumental laws, one of which was the “Frère Orban Law”. Named after the prime minister, Walthère Frère Orban. This law Established neutral national schools across the country which were funded communities as well as receiving assistance from the local government, while catholic schools received no support at all. However, four years later the Catholic Church regained a majority vote and re-instated funding for their schools. (Cook, n.d.)
Leopold also passed laws allowing workers to form unions as well as laws against child labour. The child labour laws were monumental at the time. They said children younger twelve years old were not allowed to work in factories, children under sixteen were not allowed to work at night time and women and children under 21 were not allowed to work underground. Although laws in Britain were passed restricting work hours of similar labourers in 1833 and 1842 Britain did not follow suit with such laws until 1966. (domain, …show more content…
The museum was split into two parts to showcase the exploits of the Congo free state. The Interior was for displaying the recourses of the colony while the surrounding park land was used to showcase Congolese culture, to help with this Leopold moved 267 native Congolese to Belgium to stage a native village. All of which was privately paid for by the King behind the backs of the citizens of the country. (Arke,