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The 1921 Uele Uprising: Cotton, Coptis, and Colonial Resistance
In 1921, the Uele district of the Belgian Congo erupted in rebellion. This episode examines the roots of the uprising: colonial cotton quotas, the forced cultivation of coptis (a medicinal root), and the brutal labor system enforced by the Force Publique. We focus on the role of the Nsimba secret society among the Azande and Banda peoples, the leadership of a prophet named Mbange, and the violent suppression that followed. The episode also touches on the broader context of colonial economic exploitation in the 1920s, the Office des Produits Agricoles du Congo (OPAC), and the long-term impact…
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