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I'm probably younger than the other Belgian data point in this thread but when I went to high school in the late 2000's our colonial past, warts and all, was taught during history class. Down to the pictures of people with chopped off hands because they hadn't met quota.

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I went to elementary school in Belgium from 1978-1982. I had the sense there was some national pride in having had a major African colony, but maybe Leopold II wasn't a benevolent ruler. Unlike Leopold I or Albert I, who were depicted quite heroically. I didn't learn quite how far from benevolent Leopold II really was until much later in life.

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