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What likely explains the poor standing and poor reputation of Leopold II among historians today?
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What likely explains the poor standing and poor reputation of Leopold II among historians today?

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Leopold II's barbarity in the Congo Free State (now the Democratic Republic of Congo) likely explains his poor standing among historians today. Leopold II presided over some of the worst abuses that any colonizer had over any colonized people.

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The poor standing of Leopold the 2nd is most probably attributed to the role he had in the extermination of huge amounts of people in Belgian colonies .
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