Irish Examiner view: Truth commission - Time alone will not settle Ireland's bitter past

The Democratic Republic of the Congo will, on Tuesday, mark the 60th anniversary of its independence from Belgium.
Irish Examiner view: Truth commission - Time alone will not settle Ireland's bitter past
Fri, 26 Jun, 2020 - 10:10
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Workers clean graffiti from a statue of Belgium's King Leopold II in Brussels that was targeted by protesters during a Black Lives Matter demonstration recently.  Picture: AP Photo/Francisco Seco
Workers clean graffiti from a statue of Belgium's King Leopold II in Brussels that was targeted by protesters during a Black Lives Matter demonstration recently.  Picture: AP Photo/Francisco Seco

The Democratic Republic of the Congo will, on Tuesday, mark the 60th anniversary of its independence from Belgium.

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