{"id":91307,"date":"2025-12-03T14:01:36","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T14:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/president-barrow-calls-for-justice-at-thiaroye-commemoration"},"modified":"2025-12-03T15:11:30","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T15:11:30","slug":"president-barrow-calls-for-justice-at-thiaroye-commemoration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/president-barrow-calls-for-justice-at-thiaroye-commemoration","title":{"rendered":"President Barrow Calls for Justice at Thiaroye Commemoration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>President Adama Barrow Monday joined President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and other African leaders at the 81st anniversary of the Thiaroye massacre, calling the 1944 killings \u201ca cold-blooded execution\u201d and urging continued efforts to uncover the full historical truth.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Addressing heads of state, diplomats, descendants of the Senegalese Infantry and other dignitaries on Monday, President Barrow said the commemoration marked \u201ca dark chapter in our shared history,\u201d noting that the massacre represented a crime not only against Senegalese soldiers but \u201cagainst humanity at large.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Barrow stressed the deep historical and cultural ties between Senegal and The Gambia, describing the two nations as \u201cone people with the same ancestry,\u201d separated only by colonial boundaries. He recalled that Gambians, too, fought in overseas campaigns during the colonial era, including his own grandfather, who served in Burma with the Gambia Regiment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know the truth about Thiaroye,\u201d the Gambian leader said. \u201cIt was not a mutiny but the killing of unarmed men whose only crime was to demand what was rightfully theirs.\u201d He condemned decades of denial that followed the massacre and affirmed The Gambia\u2019s solidarity with the descendants of the victims.<\/p>\n<p>President Barrow commended President Faye and the Senegalese Government for establishing an international committee of independent researchers to investigate the events of 1944, calling it \u201ca crucial step toward historical justice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He emphasised that the most meaningful tribute to the Senegalese Infantry would be a future in which Africa stands strong, united, and economically self-reliant. \u201cA dignified Africa that controls its resources and provides opportunities for its youth remains the best memorial,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Barrow reaffirmed The Gambia\u2019s commitment to teaching the history of colonial exploitation honestly, ensuring that young Africans understand both the injustices suffered and the resilience of their forebears.<\/p>\n<p>The Gambian leader honoured the victims as heroes who showed courage and dignity despite grave hardships. \u201cMay the souls of all those who fell at Thiaroye, and all African soldiers who sacrificed their lives in foreign wars, rest in eternal peace,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Gambia<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. President Adama Barrow Monday joined President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and other African leaders at the 81st anniversary of the Thiaroye massacre, calling the 1944 killings \u201ca cold-blooded execution\u201d and urging continued efforts to uncover the full historical truth. 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