A statue of former Belgian King Leopold II sprayed with a graffiti is seen in the park of the Africa Museum, in Tervuren, near Brussels, Belgium, 9 June 2020.
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The statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Virginia, US, 16 September 2017.Photo: Reuters
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A statue to Sir Robert Peel, a controversial figure whose father voted against the abolition of slavery, stands in the Market Place in Bury, Britain, 10 June 2020.Photo: Reuters
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A statue to Robert Clive, a controversial figure in the history of Britain, stands in Shrewsbury, Britain, 9 June 2020.Photo: Reuters
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A statue to Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, a controversial figure in the history of Britain, stands in Edinburgh, Scotland, Britain 11 June 2020.Photo: Reuters
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A statue of Cristobal Colon, also known as Christopher Columbus, a controversial figure in the history of Mexico, stands at Reforma avenue in Mexico City, Mexico 10 June 2020.Photo: Reuters
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A statue of Cecil Rhodes, a controversial historical figure, is seen outside Oriel College in Oxford, Britain, 11 June 2020.Photo: Reuters
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Birds flock around a fenced-off statue of Boer war leader Paul Kruger, a controversial figure in the history of South Africa, at Pretoria's Church Square in Pretoria, South Africa 11 June 2020.Photo: Reuters
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A statue of Sir Francis Drake, a controversial figure in the history of Britain, is seen in Plymouth, Britain, 11 June 2020.Photo: Reuters
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A statue to Francisco Felix de Souza, a controversial figure in the history of slavery, stands in Ouidah, Benin, 10 June 2020.Photo: Reuters
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A statue of Justo Sierra O'Reilly, a controversial figure in the history of Mexico, stands in Merida, Mexico 11 June 2020.Photo: Reuters
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A statue of Diego de Montemayor, a controversial figure in the history of Mexico, stands in Monterrey, Mexico 11 June 2020.Photo: Reuters
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A statue of Oliver Cromwell, a controversial figure in the history of Britain and Ireland, stands in St Ives, Britain, 11 June 2020.Photo: Reuters
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Statue of British Naval Captain John Fane Charles Hamilton is lifted out of the ground and onto a truck in Hamilton, New Zealand, 12 June 2020.Photo: Reuters
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People are seen putting a face mask onto a statue of Robert Baden-Powell in Poole, the statue is due to be removed following protests against the death of George Floyd who died in police custody in Minneapolis, Poole, Britain, 11 June 2020.Photo: Reuters
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The statue of Edward Colston is pulled out of the waters of the Bristol Harbour, Bristol, Britain 11 June 2020, in this picture obtained from social media video. Bristol City Council.Photo: Reuters
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The head of a statue of Christopher Columbus was pulled off overnight amid protests against racial inequality in the aftermath of the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd in Boston, Massachusetts, US, 10 June 2020.