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Senegal seeks clarification from France over colonial massacre 80 years ago

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The commemoration of the 80th anniversary of a colonial-era massacre in Senegal has brought to light the discrepancies in the official records of the event. According to the French military, between 35 to 75 African soldiers who fought for France during World War II were killed. However, historians dispute this claim, arguing that nearly 400 people died. The true scale and circumstances of the massacre remain unclear due to a lack of proper investigation and acknowledgment by France.

  1. FR
    Emmanuel Macron
    Renaissance
    1. France must recognize that on that day, the confrontation between soldiers and riflemen who demanded their full legitimate wages be paid, triggered a chain of events that resulted in a massacre.
  2. SN
    Bassirou Diomaye Faye
    Pastef
    1. Obviously, I think that when you reverse the roles a little, you will have a hard time conceiving that another army — of China, Russia, Senegal, or any other country — could have a military base in France.
    2. What we are doing here is part of our duty of remembrance and to reveal the truth of the facts, to discharge a moral debt towards the riflemen and their families.
    3. We are not opening a door to arouse resentment, maintain anger or hatred.
    4. We believe that this time, France's engagement will be complete, frank and collaborative.
  3. FR
    Martin Mourre
    1. The archives remained inaccessible until this year, for obscure reasons.
    2. What happened on December 1st was the execution of unarmed soldiers.
  4. SN
    Babacar Ndiaye
    WATHI
    1. The authorities' goal behind the major commemorations is to make Thiaroye part of Senegal's national story.
    2. This will reach a younger audience who might know little about the events of Thiaroye.
    3. It will be talked about a lot on television, in the press and most importantly on social media.
  5. SN
    Biram Senghor
    1. I have been fighting to get answers for over 80 years.

sources

  1. 1.CTV News
  2. 2.The New York Times
  3. 3.Al Jazeera
  4. 4.Associated Press
  5. 5.Times

perspectives

  1. 1.French Foreign Policy
  2. 2.French Politics
  3. 3.War Crimes
  4. 4.Colonialism
  5. 5.Senegalese Politics
  6. 6.Senegal under Macky Sall

countries

  1. 1.FranceFR
  2. 2.Russian FederationRU
  3. 3.SenegalSN

organizations

  1. 1.WATHI
  2. 2.French Army

persons

  1. 1.Emmanuel MacronFR
  2. 2.Bassirou Diomaye FayeSN
  3. 3.Biram SenghorSN
  4. 4.Aminata Touré
  5. 5.Aminata Diedhiou
  6. 6.Amy Sall
  7. 7.Babacar NdiayeSN
  8. 8.Elian Peltier
  9. 9.Francois Hollande
  10. 10.Macky Sall
  11. 11.Mamadou Diouf
  12. 12.Martin MourreFR

technicals

  1. 1.World War II
  2. 2.Thiaroye Massacre
Senegal seeks clarification from France over colonial massacre 80 years ago