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A statue of [[Leopold II of Belgium]] has been on display in the [[King Albert Park, Ghent|Zuidpark]] in [[Ghent]] for many years.<ref name=brusselstimes>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-01|title=Leopold II bust removed in Ghent on Congo's Independence Day|url=https://www.brusselstimes.com/all-news/belgium-all-news/119467/leopold-ii-bust-removed-in-ghent-on-congos-independence-day/|access-date=2020-07-01|website=The Brussels Times|language=en}}</ref> As awareness of Leopold II's genocidal reign in Congo became widespread, public pressure grew to remove the statues of him in Belgium. On June 1, 2020, during the [[George Floyd protests in Belgium]], part of the global [[George Floyd protests]], it was removed from its location, to be stored in a warehouse.<ref name=abc.net.au>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-30|title=Belgium removes statue of king responsible for deaths of up to 10 million Congolese|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-01/belgium-removes-king-leopold-congo-independence-black-lives/12408672|access-date=2020-07-01|website=www.abc.net.au|language=en-AU}}</ref> The date of its removal was also Congo's independence day.<ref name=brusselstimes/>

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