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12024-11-16T10:10:45-05:00Note - King Leopold II2plain2024-11-16T10:12:03-05:00Leopold II of Belgium (1835-1909) was a major figure in the surge in European colonialism in Africa in the late nineteenth century. He claimed a portion of the continent as his personal domain and instituted a notably harsh system of exploitation. Learn more about Leopold II.