1904 ⟶ Casement Report Exposes Atrocities in the Congo Free State
Roger Casement publishes his account of Belgian atrocities i...
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👑 Leopold II of Belgium Claims Congo Free State
King Leopold II of Belgium establishes the Congo Free State as a personal fiefdom.⟶
ColonialismImperialismScramble for AfricaExploitationHuman Rights
Belgium
Democratic Republic of the Congo💔 Emily Hobhouse Reports on British Concentration Camps in South Africa
June: Emily Hobhouse reports on the poor conditions in 45 British internment camps for Boer women and children in South Africa.⟶
Concentration CampsHumanitarian CrisisBritish EmpireImperialismColonialism
South Africa
United Kingdom📜 Casement Report Exposes Atrocities in the Congo Free State
Roger Casement publishes his account of Belgian atrocities in the Congo Free State.⟶
Human RightsColonialismAtrocitiesHumanitarian CrisisExploitationImperialismInternational Relations
BelgiumDemocratic Republic of the Congo💀 Herero and Nama Genocide in German South West Africa Begins
Herero and Nama genocide, the first genocide of the 20th century, begins in German South West Africa.⟶
GenocideColonialismGerman EmpireWar CrimesImperialismAtrocity
Namibia
Germany💔 Herero and Nama Genocide Officially Ends
GenocideColonialismGerman EmpireHuman RightsAtrocityImperialism
NamibiaGermany🦠 First Ebola Outbreak in Zaire
First outbreak of the Ebola virus in Zaire.⟶
DiseaseEpidemicPublic HealthMedical HistoryZaireInfectious Disease
Democratic Republic of the Congo