King Leopold Ranges renamed by WA Government amid global Black Lives Matter protests

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By Jacob Kagi, Vanessa Mills and Hannah Barry
Posted 5hhours ago, updated 5hhours ago

An iconic mountain range in Western Australia's north will be renamed to remove the link to a former "tyrant" monarch responsible for the deaths of millions of people in Africa.

The WA Government plans to rename the King Leopold Ranges, a lengthy section of hills and gorges including several popular tourist destinations in the Kimberley region.

The King Leopold Ranges are named after the former king of Belgium, whose atrocities and violent reign of the Congo Free State led to up to 10 million deaths.

King Leopold II never visited WA and held no connection to the state, other than having the site named after him.
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In a statement, the Wilinggin Aboriginal Corporation, representing the Ngarinyin traditional owners of more than 60,000 square kilometres of the Kimberley, including part of the Ranges, said consultation would be critical.
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more: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-12/king-leopold-ranges-renamed-amid-black-lives-matter-protests/12349532

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1. Would be interesting to find out the true rationale for its naming

Were those responsible paying homage to Leopold for genocide and express their desire to do the same to Aboriginal people? I'm not buying the official explanation whatsoever.