Historical Figure

Roger Casement

Irish diplomat, activist, nationalist and poet (1864–1916)

Born: 1864 CE · Died: 1916 CENationality: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

About Roger Casement

Roger David Casement, known as Sir Roger Casement, CMG, between 1911 and 1916, was a diplomat and Irish nationalist executed by the United Kingdom for treason during World War I.Wikipedia ↗

Associated Events

Colonialism1885 CE – 1960 CE

Belgian Congo

King Leopold II's personal colony in the Congo Free State (1885-1908) was the site of one of history's worst colonial atrocities, where rubber quotas enforced through mutilation, hostage-taking, and terror killed an estimated 1-10 million people (the exact number is heavily debated).