wed, 16 dec 2015, 08:25

Brussels deletes a tribute to Leopold II

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BRUSSELS –

The commemoration in Brussels of the accession of the former Belgian king Leopold II 150 years ago, at the last moment cancelled due to fierce criticism. This is reported by the Belgian newspaper het Nieuwsblad on Wednesday.

The tribute would be Thursday evening to take place at the place du trône in the Belgian capital. Some of the organizations opposed to the memorial because they Leopold associate with the reign of terror in the Congo, then a Belgian colony. To problems out of the way, decided the initiator, the Brussels alderman of Urban planning and Heritage Geoffroy Coomans de Brachène, the commemoration to delete. “However, we wanted to its important architectural influence on our country emphasize,” he said.