1944 ⟶ Mutiny in Luluabourg, Belgian Congo

A colonial military garrison in Luluabourg in the Belgian Co...
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🇬🇧 British Victory in the Battle of Gabon

In the Battle of Gabon, British forces finish wresting central Africa from the Vichy French.⟶
British Victory in the Battle of Gabon (1940)
BattleAfricaColonialismVichy FranceFree FrenchMilitary

⛏️ Belgian Congo Mine Workers Strike

General strike begins among native mine-workers in the Belgian Congo.⟶
Belgian Congo Mine Workers Strike (1941)
Belgian CongoStrikeLaborAfricaColonialismEconomicWar Effort

⛏️ Miners Fired on in Belgian Congo

Striking miners of the Union Minière at Elizabethville in the Belgian Congo are fired on by Belgian colonial forces during negotiations, killing an estimated 70 people.⟶
Miners Fired on in Belgian Congo (1941)
BelgiumCongoLaborColonialismMiningAfricaProtestViolenceElizabethville

⚔️ Mutiny in Luluabourg, Belgian Congo

A colonial military garrison in Luluabourg in the Belgian Congo mutinies, killing three.⟶
Mutiny in Luluabourg, Belgian Congo (1944)
colonialismmutinyBelgian CongomilitaryAfricaresistance