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A statue of a [former / farmer] Belgian king was covered in paint and then pulled down by anti-racism [protest / protestors] . The statue was of King Leopold II, who was King of the Belgians from 1865 to 1909. He was also [ruler / rule] of the Congo Free State in Africa from 1885 to 1908. A statue of him in the Belgian city of Antwerp was [attacker / attacked] by protestors over the weekend. It was [removed / removal] from its pedestal on Tuesday. Hundreds of protestors [chaired / cheered] as the statue came [down / up] . City officials say they will [probably / probable] put the statue in a city museum. A city official said: "The square where the statue [knelt / stood] will be redesigned in 2023. There will be no room for it there afterwards. It will [remain / still] part of the museum's collection."

Over 64,000 people [signed / singed] an online petition against the memory of Leopold on Tuesday. They want more people to know about what he [bad / did] in Congo. Historians say he was responsible [for / to] the deaths of more than 10 million Congolese people [between / during] his 23-year reign. A newspaper said these deaths led to the first [write / use] of the term, "crime against humanity". The petition said: "In the [gaps / space] of 23 years, this man killed more than 10 million Congolese [but / without] ever having set foot in the Congo." He made a huge personal [fortune / fortunate] from the rubber plantations he [owners / owned] . Another petition was signed by 8,000 people. They believe he was not a "slave king" and that the people who [ran / run] Congo led to the millions of deaths.