King Leopold II Imperialism

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King Leopold II of Belgium was a manipulative, greedy, yearning for more power, and a scheming leader. He was always concerned with his own self-interest, desires, and dreams. Leopold wanted land and didn’t attempt to stop until he got it. He allowed his strong desire for colonial power and wealth drive him to do abominable things to the natives of the Belgian Congo. To hold Leopold’s image as a humanitarian and philanthropist, he would hold external or international conferences and feed and tell the people lies to help himself gain support for what he planned to do for Africa. Around the world, people viewed Leopold as being a great humanitarian who wanted to help the people of Congo, but yet all he was being was the complete opposite. A few