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Léon Rom: The Belgian Officer Who Used the Skulls of Africans to Decorate His Garden in Leopold’s Congo - TalkAfricana
Léon Rom was a Belgian colonial officer who served in the Congo Free State during the late 19th century and became notorious for his brutality. As a commander in King Leopold II’s Force Publique, Rom reportedly decorated his station with the severed heads of Congolese people and maintained gallows at his post. His cruelty was […] TalkAfricana
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