He died because he trusted the German legal system. Rudolf Duala Manga Bell was king in Cameroon and campaigned peacefully for the documented rights of his people. For this, the German colonial power hanged him in 1914 after a mock trial. Thomas Roebke
Duala is Cameroon’s largest city with almost three million inhabitants. Even today, Rudolf Duala Manga Bell is commemorated here every August 8th with a celebration. Because on this day in 1914, a Saturday, German colonial officials executed him, along with his closest confidant, Adolf Ngoso Din. The charge was high treason. But there was no evidence.
