Statues around the world in question -------------------------------------------- Statues of slave traders, imperialists, conquerors and explorers are tumbling across the world in a wave of anger against racism following George Floyd’s death at the hands of police in the United States -------------------------------------------- Toppled statue of Christopher Columbus in U.S. city of Saint Paul. Protesters accuse Italian explorer of genocide and exploitation of native peoples -------------------------------------------- Cecil Rhodes Demonstrators want removal of statue at University of Oxford – Victorian imperialist seen as architect of apartheid in southern Africa -------------------------------------------- Leopold II statue smeared with graffiti -------------------------------------------- Jefferson Davis Confederate President led 11 southern, slave- holding states against north during American Civil War -------------------------------------------- Don Juan de Oñate 16th-century Spanish conquistador revered as Hispanic founding father, but reviled for brutality against Native Americans -------------------------------------------- Leopold II: Belgian king ruled Congo over 100 years ago, forcing multitudes into slavery to extract resources for his own profit. Experts say his actions left up to 10 million dead -------------------------------------------- Captain John Hamilton: New Zealand city of Hamilton has removed bronze statue of its “murderous” namesake – British naval officer accused of killing indigenous Maori people in 1860s -------------------------------------------- Jean-Baptiste Colbert: Minister who served under France’s King Louis XIV drafted “Code Noir”, which regulated conditions of slavery in French overseas colonies -------------------------------------------- Source: Associated Press Pictures: Associated Press, Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS