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"The Belgian Massacres. To the Workmen of Europe and the United States " is a minor political pamphlet written by Karl Marx in May 1869. In it, Marx responds to the violent repression of strikes which had occurred in Belgium the previous month.
- French; English
- Karl Marx
- 12 May 1869
- "The Civil War in France" (1871)
First published: as a leaflet, The Belgian Massacres. To the Workmen of Europe and the United States, May 1869. Marx wrote this address to the workers of Europe and the United States following the bloody events in Belgium in April 1869.
The Rape of Belgium was a series of systematic war crimes, especially mass murder and deportation, by German troops against Belgian civilians during the invasion and occupation of Belgium during World War I. The neutrality of Belgium had been guaranteed by the Treaty of London of 1839, which had been signed by Prussia.
- 4 August 1914-23 November 1918
- Belgium
- At least 23,700 killed
- Imperial German Army
From 1885 to 1908, many atrocities were committed in the Congo Free State (today the Democratic Republic of the Congo) under the absolute rule of King Leopold II of Belgium. These atrocities were particularly associated with the labour policies, enforced by colonial administrators, used to collect natural rubber for export.
12 de jun. de 2020 · 12 June 2020. By Georgina Rannard & Eve Webster,BBC News. Getty Images. Leopold II ruled Belgium from 1865-1909 - activists want this statue in Brussels removed due to his brutal regime in...
History | April/May 2023. The Youngest Victims of Belgium’s African Rule Are Still Seeking Justice, Decades Later. Colonialism’s brutal legacy, including the European nation’s policy of forcing...
In August 1914, in the very first days of the German attack on France via Belgium, atrocities were committed against Belgian civilians by German troops. During the first months of the fighting, matters went from bad to worse, with, among others, the burning of the medieval library of Louvain University, the murder of hundreds of civilians and ...
