US EditionArchaeologists Unearth Clues on French Colonial Massacre in Senegal Cemetery
- Archaeologists in Senegal are uncovering evidence of a French colonial massacre from 1944 at the Thiaroye cemetery, as part of a government effort to reveal the truth regarding the killings of West African soldiers by French forces.
- Recent excavations revealed remains of soldiers showing signs of trauma, challenging previous historical accounts, according to Archaeologist Moustapha Sall.
- French President Emmanuel Macron acknowledged the massacre in 2024, but Senegalese officials, including Colonel Saliou Ngom, stress that more work is needed to document the events.
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Archaeologists unearth clues on French colonial massacre in Senegal
THIAROYE: Holes in the ground, clods of earth next to headstones, dislocated concrete outlines: the Thiaroye military cemetery near Dakar bears the marks of recent excavations meant to unearth the truth behind a WWII-era massacre by French colonial forces. In November 1944 around 1,600 soldiers from several west African countries were sent to the Thiaroye camp after being
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Archaeologists unearth clues on French colonial massacre in Senegal cemetery
Holes in the ground, clods of earth next to headstones, dislocated concrete outlines: the Thiaroye military cemetery near Dakar bears the marks of recent excavations meant to unearth the truth behind a WWII-era massacre by French colonial forces.
Archaeologists Unearth Clues On French Colonial Massacre In Senegal Cemetery
Holes in the ground, clods of earth next to headstones, dislocated concrete outlines: the Thiaroye military cemetery near Dakar bears the marks of recent excavations meant to unearth the truth behind a WWII-era massacre by French colonial forces.
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