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How Did Colonial Soldiers Change the Empires They Fought For? - Colonial Soldiers, Broken Promises, and the Crisis of Empire | Sleepy Facts About History
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In December 1944, West African soldiers who had fought for the liberation of France gathered at a transit camp in Thiaroye, Senegal, to demand the back pay and pensions they were owed. Instead of negotiations, French troops opened fire, killing dozens and burying the truth for decades. This massacre was not an isolated event, but the violent endpoint of a vast imperial system that recruited millions of colonial subjects to fight in global wars while denying them basic equality.
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