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Essay heading: Democratic Republic of Congo
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It was selfishly for his benefit. He used the profits to glorify Brussels, Belgium's capital, and for the extraction of rubber in Congo. (Wilson. Belgian Congo Handout.) It was estimated about 10 million forced laborers died from starvation, exhaustion, disease, and murder in a period of 23 years. The population plummeted from 20 million to less then 9 million...
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The population plummeted from 20 million to less then 9 million. Murder was not a main cause of death in Belgian Congo it was highly reported. The officers would kill anyone who would fight back, did not work, or did not supply a sufficient amount of rubber. There was a "moment of truth" in each village as the men go through the forest while the women stay in the village as hostages...
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