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The 1946 Luluabourg Trial: Justice or Colonial Theater?
In the aftermath of the 1944 Luluabourg mutiny, the Belgian colonial administration staged a massive show trial. This episode unpacks the 1946 proceedings, where 122 former Force Publique soldiers faced charges of murder and rebellion. We follow the court's journey from Luluabourg to Élisabethville, the testimony of survivors like Sergeant Major Nkoy, and the role of the public prosecutor, Fernand Van der Linden. We ask whether the trial was a genuine attempt at justice or a carefully choreographed display of colonial power. Along the way, we encounter the évolués, the cartes de mérite…
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