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Costermans, Paul
Identity
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Person (Male)
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- Amateur
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Life dates
Brussels, 1860 - Banana [Congo], 1905
Activity
1900 ca [Congo Free State]
Paul Marie Adolphe, ° 2.4.1860; + 9.3.1905. Soldier and colonial civil servant, he was appointed inspector-general of the Congo Free State in 1899 and then Vice Governor-General in 1904. He committed suicide soon after receiving Roger Casement's report on atrocities committed in the Congo under King Leopold II’s dominion.
Paul Marie Adolphe, ° 2.4.1860; + 9.3.1905. Soldier and colonial civil servant, he was appointed inspector-general of the Congo Free State in 1899 and then Vice Governor-General in 1904. He committed suicide soon after receiving Roger Casement's report on atrocities committed in the Congo under King Leopold II’s dominion.
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1900 ca [Congo Free State]
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Record source
DIRECTORY_1997#841
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Dates of creation/revision
SFJ revised 31.7.2025
