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- 1960 – Philippe of Belgium
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Belgian king 'deeply regrets' colonial injustices in DR Congo (Associated Press report), Africanews, 30 Jun 2020.
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For the first time in Belgium’s history, a reigning king expressed regret Tuesday for the violence carried out by the former colonial power when it ruled over what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
In a letter to the president of the DRC, Felix Tshisekedi, which was published on the 60th anniversary of the African country’s independence, Belgium’s King Philippe conveyed his “deepest regrets”
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