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Late 1876: Belgian King Expresses Desire for Slice of ‘African Cake’

King Leopold II of Belgium writes in a letter to his ambassador in London, “I do not want to miss a good chance of getting us a slice of this magnificent African cake.” [Pakenham, 1992, pp. 22]