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80 Years After Killings, Senegal Wants the Facts From France

The mass slaying of West African soldiers by colonial forces at the end of World War II in Senegal remains shrouded in secrecy. But Senegal’s new government won’t abide the mystery.

Radio France Internationale · 3d

Senegal mourns Thiaroye war heroes slain by French troops 80 years ago

The massacre unfolded at a military camp in Thiaroye, near Dakar, as West African soldiers who had fought for France in World War II demanded their unpaid wages. French troops opened fire, killing ...

Senegal demands answers as the West African country commemorates a French colonial massacre

THIAROYE-SUR-MER, Senegal — Biram Senghor regularly goes to pay his respects at a military cemetery in Thiaroye, a fishing village near Senegal’s capital Dakar, bowing in front of a different ...

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Senegal seeks answers 80 years after French massacre of African soldiers

African soldiers who fought for France during World War Two were gunned down by French troops for demanding fair treatment ...

France24 (Video) on MSN2d

Senegal: History lessons on the Thiaroye massacre to be added to the school curriculum

Senegal commemorated the 80th anniversary of the Thiaroye massacre. At the ceremony held at the military cemetery in Thiaroye ...

Thiaroye massacre: Honouring Senegal's slain soldiers, 80 years on

Senegal marks the 80th anniversary of the Thiaroye massacre. On that day in 1944, at least 35 Tirailleurs – members of a ...

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