Birthdate: September 1, 1864
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Sandycove, Ireland
Died: August 3, 1916
Roger Casement was a British diplomat recognized for his humanitarian work investigating human rights abuses in the rubber industry in Peru and the Congo. After retiring, he became involved in Irish republicanism and sought German military aid for the 1916 Easter Rising in Ireland during World War I. Casement was later arrested, convicted, and executed for high treason by the United Kingdom, resulting in the removal of his knighthood and other honors.
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