This king maintained control of his private army known as the Force Publique, and the accusations against him became known as the "rubber atrocities".
After this man's wife died, an assassination attempt was made on his life by Italian anarchist Gennaro Rubino. Before dying, George Washington Williams wrote an open letter blaming this person for slaves being buried alive and being sold to be eaten. This king maintained control of his private army known as the Force Publique, and the accusations against him became known as the "rubber atrocities". The Berlin Conference in 1885 supported the work that Henry Morton Stanley had done for this person. Name this Belgian King who established and was the sole owner of the Congo Free State.
After this man's wife died, an assassination attempt was made on his life by Italian anarchist Gennaro Rubino.
King Leopold II [prompt on "Leopold"]