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The Thiaroye massacre (French: Massacre de Thiaroye; pronounced [tja.ʁwa]) was a massacre of French West African veterans of the 1940 Battle of France, by French forces on the morning of 1 December 1944.
On December 1, 1944, in the military camp of Thiaroye located fifteen kilometers away from Dakar, the capital of the Federation of French West Africa (AOF), West African tirailleurs (riflemen) returning from Europe after four years of captivity were killed by their French officers for demanding money they were owed, under circumstances that ...
May 6, 2022 · French West African troops — known then as Tirailleurs Sénégalais — units of the French army who were being held at a holding camp in Thiaroye, on the outskirts of Dakar Senegal were massacred by French “white” forces for demanding better living conditions, their allowances and pensions.
Aug 8, 2024 · What happened at Thiaroye in 1944? On 1 December 1944, at 5:30 AM, 1,200 men from the French colonial troops and gendarmerie took positions around the military camp of Thiaroye, on the outskirts of Dakar, where 1,200 to 1,800 Senegalese soldiers were gathered.
Jun 23, 2017 · Thirty-five Senegalese Tirailleurs (a type of rifleman or sharpshooter) were killed, according to official records, but other testimonies reported more than 300 dead, gunned down by colonial troops after protesting to be paid for their military service.
Jun 21, 2017 · On December 1, 1944, an unspeakable tragedy took place at the military camp of Thiaroye, a small village in the suburbs of Dakar.
Sep 9, 2020 · A general reported a violent uprising in Thiaroye on Dec. 1, 1944, writing at the time that killing their comrades was a “necessary painful stab in a dangerous abscess.”
