25 Most Cruel Rulers In History
King Leopold II
Leopold II was the King of Belgium. But, he also had another name: The Butcher of Congo. The Congo was ripe with rubber and he wanted to exploit it. So he reigned down terror on the colony with his armies. Though he never set foot in the Congo, he had 10 million Congolese people massacred. He frequently ordered his military to cut off the hands of rebellious workers as proof. Eventually, word got out of his atrocities and he was forced to sell it from outside pressure. But his reign devastated the country for decades.
