Following repeated acts of protest and vandalism during the Black Lives Matter mobilisation, Antwerp and Ekeren authorities removed the Leopold II statue from Ekeren’s public square and placed it in storage. The statue had stood there since 1873. Its removal sharpened public debate over how Belgian colonial violence in Congo is represented in public space and whose histories are commemorated. The decision was a concrete, contested outcome of long-running activism, rather than a settled national policy.
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What did the removal of the Ekeren Leopold II statue bring into public debate?
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Activism around the monument raised questions about colonial memory and public space.
The Leopold II statue in Ekeren was removed in 2020 before any protest actions took place.
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The removal followed sustained and escalating protest and vandalism, amid BLM mobilisation.