Tirailleurs sénégalais : à Paris, une marche mémorielle pour rappeler leur rôle dans la libération en 1945
To commemorate May 8th, a march honoring Senegalese riflemen was held in Paris on Friday, organized by the Serigne Fallou Fall association. Between Mouride prayers and acts of remembrance, several dozen participants sought to highlight the contribution of African soldiers to the liberation of France during World War II.
Gathering in the streets of the French capital, participants paid tribute to the sacrifice of the Senegalese riflemen, soldiers from sub-Saharan Africa, including Senegal and other African countries, who were enlisted in the French colonial troops. During the Second World War, nearly 200,000 of them saw combat, while approximately 30,000 lost their lives on the battlefields.
Beyond the tribute, the organizers emphasized the need for greater recognition of their commitment. For several participants, the history of the Senegalese Tirailleurs remains insufficiently taught and valued, despite their major role in the conflicts that have marked French history.
The procession, punctuated by songs and marked by the presence of the Senegalese flag, also paid special tribute to Serigne Fallou Fall, presented as a former rifleman who died at the front and the eldest son of Cheikh Ibrahima Fall, an emblematic figure of Mouridism.
According to the leaders of the association behind the mobilization, his departure for the front symbolizes the involvement of Senegalese religious families in the colonial war effort. Having disappeared during the conflict, his body was never found.
Other commemorative activities are planned throughout the weekend in Paris. On Sunday, representatives of the Mouride brotherhood are expected to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, in memory of the African soldiers who fell for France.
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