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The 1944 Luluabourg Mutiny: Congo's Soldiers Revolt
In 1944, Congolese soldiers of the Force Publique who had fought for Belgium in World War II returned home to find themselves still treated as second-class. At the Luluabourg garrison in the Kasai, they rose up against racist officers, poor pay, and broken promises. The mutiny was violently crushed, with dozens executed and hundreds imprisoned. Yet it marked a turning point: it forced Brussels to acknowledge that even its most loyal troops could not be taken for granted. This episode explores the mutiny's causes, the brutal suppression, and its long shadow over the decolonization of the…
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