Leopold II Statue Removed after Protests in Belgium

TIRANA – The Belgian city of Antwerp has removed a statue of King Leopold II after it was burned and daubed with paint during “Black Lives Matter” protests during the weekend, said EUobserver on Wednesday.
King Leopold II was the personal owner of Congo until 1908 and is seen as responsible for a genocide of Congolese people.
Statues of Leopold II have been attacked in several cities around Belgium in the past few years./argumentum.al