Masisi-Lubutu revolt
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1944 Kivu uprising
)| Masisi-Lubutu revolt | |||
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| Part of Belgian Congo in World War II | |||
| Date | Spring 1944 | ||
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| Caused by | Belgian authority's taxation and communal labor policies | ||
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In 1944, an uprising took place in
Watchtower Movement denounced as ungodly.[1] The revolt, which took place in spring, was a "bitter showdown" and resulted in hundreds of Black and three white people killed. The leader of the revolt was hanged.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Stearns, Jason (2012). "North Kivu: The background to conflict in north Kivu province in eastern Congo" (PDF). refworld.org. p. 14.
- ISBN 978-1-61039-655-4.
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