2001: The BBC on Brussels, capital of Belgium, capital of the European Union. Brussels wouldn't have been this magnificent if not for millions of Congolese people wiped out by King Leopold II—revered by Belgians as the "King-Builder" ("le Roi-Bâtisseur")—while enriching himself.

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