What the records say
- When
- 16 Apr 1952
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 24
- Coordinates
- 8.99° N, 16.44° E
- Description
- 1952 massacre by French authorities in Chad
Placed at the town its title names, Bébalem.
Bébalem massacre
1952 massacre by French authorities in Chad
The Bébalem massacre was a massacre of Sara farmers in the southern French Chad town of Bébalem. It was carried out on 16 April 1952 by Senegalese Tirailleurs on the orders of the French colonial authorities after the farmers had started protesting the results of a local election.
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