TIL that between 1895 and 1908 the population of the Belgian Congo declined by between 2 and 13 million due to colonial brutality and diseases caused by colonialism. en.wikipedia.org Submitted by hetkleinezusje t3_10pkkle on January 31, 2023 at 1:38 AM in todayilearned 179 comments 2,121
lord_ne t1_j6lpkxy wrote on January 31, 2023 at 5:17 AM "between 2 and 13 million" is a pretty wide range Permalink 7 ImmoralJester54 t1_j6onkab wrote on January 31, 2023 at 8:30 PM They didn't write down a census back then. Especially when whole towns just all died. Permalink Parent 1
ImmoralJester54 t1_j6onkab wrote on January 31, 2023 at 8:30 PM They didn't write down a census back then. Especially when whole towns just all died. Permalink Parent 1
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