Task: Text Categorization
Input (English): This leader established the International African Association with the stated purpose of suppressing the slave trade. He attempted to purchase the Philippines from Spain, but succeeded in controlling land he described as a "magnificent cake" when the Berlin Conference awarded it to him as a personal colony. He hired Henry Stanley to explore that territory, where his Force Publique routinely cut off the hands of indigenous laborers who were not productive enough. For 10 points, name this ruler of the Congo Free State who was the King of the Belgians.
Output (English): History