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Congo: White King, Red Rubber, Black Death

Congo: White King, Red Rubber, Black Death

7.4 / 1020031h 24m

Synopsis

This true, astonishing story describes how King Leopold II of Belgium turned Congo into its private colony between 1885 and 1908. Under his control, Congo became a gulag labor camp of shocking brutality. Leopold posed as the protector of Africans fleeing Arab slave-traders but, in reality, he carved out an empire based on terror to harvest rubber.

Genre: Documentary, History, TV Movie

Status: Released

Director: Peter Bate

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