Force Publique
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The Force Publique was the colonial military and police force of the Congo Free State and later Belgian Congo, notorious for its brutal role in enforcing exploitative rule over the local population.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Force Publique canonical | 3 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial military force
ⓘ
colonial police force ⓘ |
| accusedOf |
crimes against humanity
ⓘ
mass killings ⓘ systematic mutilations ⓘ widespread human rights abuses ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Belgian colonial administration
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leopold II of Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composedOf |
African enlisted soldiers
ⓘ
European officers ⓘ |
| conflict |
Allied occupation of Italian East Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Congo–Arab War NERFINISHED ⓘ East African Campaign of World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ East African Campaign of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ World War I ⓘ
surface form:
First World War
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country |
Belgian Congo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Congo Free State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1960 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Leopold II of Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisonLocation |
Boma
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elisabethville NERFINISHED ⓘ Léopoldville NERFINISHED ⓘ Stanleyville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Boma
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Léopoldville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1885 ⓘ |
| language |
French
ⓘ
Lingala NERFINISHED ⓘ Swahili ⓘ |
| notableFor |
brutal treatment of the Congolese population
ⓘ
enforcing colonial rule in the Belgian Congo ⓘ enforcing colonial rule in the Congo Free State ⓘ rubber collection coercion ⓘ severing of hands as punishment and proof of killings ⓘ use of forced labor ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Congo Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Equateur Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Katanga NERFINISHED ⓘ Kivu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
administration of the Belgian Congo
ⓘ
administration of the Congo Free State ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Armée Nationale Congolaise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
border defense
ⓘ
internal security ⓘ paramilitary policing ⓘ suppression of rebellions ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Governor-General of the Belgian Congo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Governor-General of the Congo Free State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uses | corvée labor system ⓘ |
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