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The 1931 Luluabourg Prison Break: Congo's Forgotten Revolt
In 1931, a group of political prisoners at Luluabourg Central Prison in the Belgian Congo staged a daring escape that sparked a three-month uprising across the Kasai region. This episode dives into the story of Mulamba Nsanda, a Tetela leader who orchestrated the break, and the brutal suppression that followed. We explore the prison's role as a colonial tool for quashing dissent, the network of ethnic alliances that spread the rebellion, and how the revolt forced Belgium to reconsider its draconian penal policies. The conversation touches on the Force Publique's response, the role…
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