Leopold II tuberculosis 25th April 1990

25th April 1990

Gordon Banks dives as he tries to save Denis Laws goal

with a white neck-cloth and shoulder-length brown wig

Inscribed above: 'INDUS : PORTRAIT SERIES'

Leopold II tuberculosis 25th April 1990Leopold II, King of the Belgians, 19th century. The brother of Empress Carlota of Mexico and cousin to Queen Victoria, Leopold II (1835 1909) was the second King of the Belgians. He is best remembered for founding the Congo Free State in 1885 with the intention of exploiting its rubber, ivory and mineral resources, ruling as its sovereign. The local population were subjected to brutal exploitation by their colonial rulers, resulting in atrocities and