Roger Casement
Roger Casement was an Irish diplomat, humanitarian, and activist known for his outspoken criticism of colonialism and his role in the Irish independence movement. Born in 1864, Casement gained fame for his investigative work in the Congo Free State, where he documented the brutal exploitation and atrocities committed against the local population by the Belgian colonial regime. His detailed reports led to international outrage and significantly influenced anti-colonial sentiment. Casement's advocacy for human rights earned him a knighthood, but his later involvement in the Easter Rising of 1916 against British rule in Ireland culminated in his execution for treason. His legacy is that of a passionate champion for the oppressed and a key figure in the fight against imperialism.
Born on Sep 01, 1864 (160 years old)
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Dominican Republic:
Roger Casement is noted for his idealism and exposure of the atrocities against indigenous tribes in the Amazon.
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Venezuela:
Roger Casement is noted for his idealism and criticism of exploitation in the Amazon.
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Colombia:
Roger Casement is recognized for his idealism and critique of exploitation in the Amazon.
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Spain:
Roger Casement is the character whose life Vargas Llosa sought to document during his trip to the Congo.
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Spain:
Roger Casement is noted for his idealism in the context of the exploitation of indigenous tribes in the Amazon.
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Argentina:
Roger Casement is a historical figure featured in Vargas Llosa's work 'El sueño del celta'.
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Argentina:
Roger Casement was a British diplomat and human rights activist known for his denunciation of colonial abuses.
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Colombia:
Roger Casement denounced the crimes of Julio Arana before the English Parliament.
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Peru:
Roger Casement is the Irish diplomat whose investigations into abuses in the Amazon are referenced in the documentary 'La memoria de las mariposas'.
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Ireland:
Roger Casement witnessed the mass abuse and murder of the Congolese people who were forced by Belgian colonialists into slavery harvesting rubber.
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