Leopold na biyu na Belgium
Leopold II(9 ga Afrilu 1835 - 17 ga Disamba 1909) shi ne sarki na biyu na Belgium daga 1865 zuwa 1909, kuma wanda ya kafa kuma shi kaɗai ne mai mallakar Jihar Congo Free daga 1885 zuwa 1908.
Farkon rayuwa
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]An haife shi a Brussels a matsayin ɗan Sarki Leopold I da Sarauniya Louise na biyu amma babba, Leopold ya gaji mahaifinsa zuwa kursiyin Belgium a 1865 kuma ya yi sarauta na shekaru 44 har zuwa mutuwarsa, mulkin da ya fi tsayi na masarautar Belgium har zuwa yau. Ya mutu ba tare da ya tsira da 'ya'ya maza na halal ba; Sarkin Belgium na yanzu, Philippe, ya fito ne daga dan uwansa kuma magajinsa, Albert I. An fi kiransa Sarkin Mai Gina a Belgium dangane da yawan gine-gine, ayyukan birane da ayyukan jama'a da ya ba da umarni.
Mulki
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]Gwamnatin Leopold ta kasance mai cike da zalunci [ana buƙatar hujja] a cikin Congo Free State, gami da tilasta aiki, azabtarwa, kisan kai, satar mutane, da yanke hannun maza, mata, da yara lokacin da ba a cika adadin roba ba. A daya daga cikin amfani da farko na kalmar, George Washington Williams ya bayyana ayyukan gwamnatin Leopold na Jihar Congo Free a matsayin "laifuka a kan bil'adama" a cikin 1890. [ana buƙatar hujja]