MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia has renamed its King Leopold mountain ranges Wunaamin Miliwundi, replacing the name of a Belgian ruler known for his brutal colonisation of Africa with traditional names used by indigenous people.
The state of Western Australia has debated changing the name of the mountains for nearly a decade, and finally made the decision in the midst of global protests against racism.
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