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Old August 3rd, 2020 #119
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La statue de Léopold II une nouvelle fois dégradée au Musée de l'Afrique à Tervuren

03 août 2020

Le socle de la statue a été tagué de l'inscription "BLM II" en référence au mouvement Black Lives Matter. Les sculptures à l'effigie de Leopold II sont régulièrement la cible des militants antiracistes.

https://www.bfmtv.com/international/...008030121.html


Protests damage statue of Belgian king outside museum


03.08.2020

A bust of late Belgian king Leopold II, who exploited the country's brutally-run former central African colony as a personal estate, has been vandalised for a third time.

Ruling the Belgians between 1865 and 1909, Leopold II was revered at home as the builder of his country, but his legacy came under the spotlight this year as anti-racist protests spread around the world.

https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/a/1559367.html