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Under leopolds reign, men, women and children were tagged with numbers, separated into groups, given production quote th questi qoutas. if the fell short the were whipped, their hands cut off, hanged. 10 million congolese were either starved, worked to death, killed or executed where the stood in just over 20 years. by the end, half the population of the country was gone. >> have you ever thought about all those years ago if your people had just killed stanley? >> somebody else would have come. ...

Of allowing stanley to pass. the famous explorer, of course, pretty much shot and raided his way along the historic route to the coast, before effectively jump-starting the colonial period. using stanley as administrator king leopold of belgium claimed the congo as his personal property. under leopolds reign, men women and children were tagged with numbers, separated into groups, given production quotas. if they fell short, they were whipped, their hands cut off, hanged. an estimated 10 million ...

If they fell short, they were whipped, their hands cut off, hanged. an estimated 10 million congolese were either starved, worked to death, executed or just killed where they stood, all in just over 20 years. by the end, half the population of the country was gone. have you ever thought about all those years ago that your if your people had just killed stanley? >> translator: somebody else would have come. >> somebody else would have come. >> ordinarily, a large tiger fish like this one, its goi...

Would have come. >> ordinarily a large tiger fish like this one is going to the market, considered way too valuable to eat, but today, guests. >> its a mean-looking fish. >> she used to sell fish in the market. >> the congolese standard, limboke. pretty much anything wrapped in a banana leaf and steamed. >> typical tradition. >> excellent meal. >> a lot of work. it doesnt look like an entirely miserable time of it. the water looks good. on a good day, how many like this? >> on a good day, 50. 50...

Given production quotas. if they fell short, they were whipped, their hands cut off, hanged. an estimated 10 million congolese were either starved, worked to death, executed or just killed where they stood, all in just over 20 years. by the end, half the population of the country was gone. have you ever thought about all those year ago if your people had just killed stanley? >> translator: somebody else would have come. >> ordinary a large tiger fish like this one, its going to the market, consi...

Whipped, their hands cut off, hanged. an estimated 10 million congolese were either starved, worked to death, executed or just killed where they stood, all in just over 20 years. by the end, half the population of the country was gone. have you ever thought about all those years ago that if your people had just killed stanley? >> translator: somebody else would have come. >> ordinarily a large tiger fish like this one, its going to the market, considered way too valuable to eat. but today guests...

If they fell short, they were whipped, their hands cut off, hanged. an estimated 10 million congolese were either starved, worked to death, executed or just killed where they stood, all in just over 20 years. by the end, half the population of the country was gone. have you ever thought about all those years ago that your if your people had just killed stanley? >> translator: somebody else would have come. >> ordinarily, a large tiger fish like this one, its going to the market, considered way t...

Whipped, their hands cut off, hanged. an estimated 10 million congolese were either starved, worked to death, executed or just killed where they stood, all in just over 20 years. by the end, half the population of the country was gone. have you ever thought about all those years ago that your if your people had just killed stanley? >> translator: somebody else would have come. >> ordinarily, a large tiger fish like this one, its going to the market, considered way too valuable to eat. but today ...

An estimated 10 million congolese were either starved, worked to death, executed or just killed where they stood, all in just over 20 years. by the end, half the population of the country was gone. have you ever thought about all those years ago that your if your people had just killed stanley? >> translator: somebody else would have come. >> ordinary a large tiger fish like this one, its going to the market, considered way too valuable to eat. but today -- guests. >> its a mean-looking fish. >>...

Numbers, separated into groups, given production quotas. if they fell short, they were whipped, their hands cut off, hanged. an estimated 10 million congolese were either starved, worked to death, executed or just killed where they stood, all in just over 20 years. by the end, half the population of the country was gone. have you ever thought about all those years ago that if your people had just killed stanley? >> translator: somebody else would have come. >> ordinary a large tiger fish like th...