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| VI. The World Wars and the Interwar Period, 1914–1945 > J. Africa, 1914–1945 > 2. Regions > e. West Central Africa > 1940–45 | ||||
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| The Encyclopedia of World History. 2001. |
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| The Belgian Congo remained loyal to the Belgian government in exile and to World War II Allies under the forceful leadership of Pierre Rykmans. Demands for increased production for the war effort increased the corvée labor requirement from 60 to 120 days and more, in addition to forced rubber tapping. These stresses led to a series of urban and rural disturbances. | 1 |
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| Sixty killed in uprising in Luluabourg. | 2 |
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| Miners' strike in Elizabethville (Lubumbashi). | 3 |
| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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