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1944
January
30
The Brazzaville Conference
On 30 January 1944 de Gaulle opened a conference on the future of French Africa at Brazzaville. It promised reform but rejected even distant self-government.
February
20
The Luluabourg mutiny
On 20 February 1944 the Force Publique garrison at Luluabourg in the Belgian Congo mutinied. Unrest spread to Kamina and Jadotville and was met with repression.
November
30
The Thiaroye massacre
On 30 November 1944 General Dagnan massed troops near Dakar against ex-POWs demanding back pay. On the morning of 1 December they opened fire at Thiaroye.
1945
May
08
The division of Indochina at the 16th parallel
On 8 May 1945 in San Francisco the US assured France it did not dispute French sovereignty over Indochina. The 16th-parallel division was agreed in July.
29
The Levant crisis
On 29 May 1945 French troops attacked the parliament in Damascus and shelled the city. British intervention forced the French back to their barracks.