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Dakar Permanent Military Tribunal

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Racism đź“Ť Senegal

Dakar Permanent Military Tribunal

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Survivors of Thiaroye face a colonial military trial

đź“… 6 March 1945

A military court in Dakar tried thirty-four former soldiers following the Thiaroye massacre. The proceedings followed veterans’ demands over payments after service in France. Criminal prosecution...