Senegal, Thiaroye massacre and French troops
Senegal mourns Thiaroye war heroes slain by French troops 80 years ago
Senegal commemorates the 80th anniversary of the Thiaroye massacre on Sunday, honouring the African riflemen killed by French colonial forces on 1 December, 1944. For the first time, French President Emmanuel Macron has officially recognised the killings as a massacre – calling it a tragedy that demands the uncovering of the full truth.
The mass slaying of West African soldiers by colonial forces at the end of World War II in Senegal remains shrouded in ...
On Dec. 1, 1944, likely hundreds of West African riflemen who fought for France during World War II were killed by the French ...
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Senegal seeks answers 80 years after French colonial massacre of soldiersCommemoration prompts renewed calls for investigation into the killing of African soldiers by the French army in 1944.
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Senegal: History lessons on the Thiaroye massacre to be added to the school curriculumSenegal commemorated the 80th anniversary of the Thiaroye massacre. At the ceremony held at the military cemetery in Thiaroye ...
The Thiaroye massacre remains a contentious historical episode as Senegal marks its 80th anniversary. In 1944, West African soldiers, part of the French colonial army, were killed by French troops ...
On December 1, Senegal marks the 80th anniversary of the Thiaroye massacre. On that day in 1944, at least 35 Tirailleurs – ...
France's President Emmanuel Macron has for the first time recognized the killing of West African soldiers by the French Army ...
President Bassirou Diomaye Faye says Senegal 'does not accept the presence of military bases in a sovereign country'.
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