king leopold ii of belgium and interest in the philippines
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ISSUES IN PHILIPPINE HISTORY
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King Leopold II of Belgium
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• Born: 9 April 1835
• Second king of Belgium (30yrs.old)
• reigned for 44 years.
• Founder of Congo
• Interested in geography
• Loved to travel
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Edouard Andre, consul at
Manila introduced
Philippines to King
Leopold II
(1866)
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In 1866, Leopold
instructed the Belgian
ambassador in Madrid
to speak to Queen
Isabella II of Spain
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In 1868, Leopold
tried to press his
original plan to
acquire the
Philippines.
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February 5, 1885, he proclaimed his
sovereignty over Congo, a country in
Africa
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WHAT IF?
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• Full name in French:
Leopold Lodewijk Filips Maria Victor
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• Congo, “outrageous
exploitation and
widespread human rights
violations”, treated like
animals!
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REFERENCES
• Galope, S. (n.d.). A Day in the Life: Stress, Brain Rewiring, Self Pleasure, King Leopold’s Ghost, the Philippines, Rubber, and the Congo. Retrieved October 31, 2015, from http://www.samgalope.com/2014/02/16/day-life-stress-brain-rewiring-self-pleasure-king-leopolds-ghost-philippines-rubber-congo/
• Blumberg, A. (n.d.). BELGIUM AND A PHILIPPINE PROTECTORATE: A STILLBORN PLAN. Retrieved October 31, 2015, from http://www.asj.upd.edu.ph/mediabox/archive/ASJ-10-03-1972/blumberg-belgium philippine protectorate stillborn plan.pdf
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• (10) There is this affinity that binds us…we should build on that -Ambassador Van Remoortele. (2014, March 1). Retrieved October 31, 2015, from http://development.aim.edu/blog/2014/03/10-there-is-this-affinity-that-binds-uswe-should-build-on-that-ambassador-van-remoortele