Thiaroye 44: Investigating a colonial-era massacre in Senegal • FRANCE 24 English
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- čas přidán 12. 05. 2022
- Thousands of West African soldiers fought for France against the Nazis in World War II. But on December 1, 1944, scores of them were gunned down in unclear circumstances by the very French forces they fought alongside. What really happened on that fateful day at the Thiaroye military camp near the Senegalese capital Dakar? Eighty years on, the documentary "Thiaroye 44" takes a closer look at this dark page of French history.
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In 1940 general Charles de Gaulle travelled to the French colonies in North and West Africa. He appealed to the native population of the French colonies.
"Please help us in this difficult moment!"
He said to them:
If you help the motherland, I promise you that France will listen to your wishes when the war is over.
To the local population, this sounded as if he wanted to give them some kind of home rule (autonomy), perhaps even independence.
Many Africans joined the war. And they made a significant contribution to the war effort.
What happened when the war was over? Did general de Gaulle keep his promises? No.
This film shows how France responded when veterans from Senegal wanted to remind the French government of the promises which were made in 1940.
Oh dear !! This was so bad