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The Congo Free State is unique in its kind. It has nothing to hide and no secrets and is not beholden to anyone except its founder.
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I do not want to miss a good chance of getting us a slice of this magnificent African cake.
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Nobody ever did anything very foolish except from some strong principle.
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April 9, 1835
Died:
December 17, 1909
(aged 74)
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Leopold II was the second King of the Belgians, chiefly remembered for the founding and exploitation of the Congo Free State as a private venture.
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