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Background_Loss5641 t1_j6m4k9h wrote
Reply to 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. by hetkleinezusje
There probably weren't even 13 million in the Congo at the time. There are a number of estimates, and a reasonably high-end estimate puts the number at around 10.7 million. This is just a popilation estimate; not even an estimate of the number that died. Hell, there's even an estimate that says the population grew from 1890 to 1910. Here's a video people won't like.
Background_Loss5641 t1_j6nsy5z wrote
Reply to comment by NoMalarkyZone in 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. by hetkleinezusje
Fantastic rebuttal.