By Mawuna Remarque KOUTONIN
Silicon Africa - Jan. 28, 2014
Did you know many African countries continue to pay colonial tax to France since their independence till today!
When Sékou Touré of Guinea decided in 1958 to get out of french
colonial empire, and opted for the country independence, the french
colonial elite in Paris got so furious, and in a historic act of fury
the french administration in Guinea destroyed everything in the country
which represented what they called the benefits from french
colonization.
Three thousand French left the country, taking all their property
and destroying anything that which could not be moved: schools,
nurseries, public administration buildings were crumbled; cars, books,
medicine, research institute instruments, tractors were crushed and
sabotaged; horses, cows in the farms were killed, and food in warehouses
were burned or poisoned.
The purpose of this outrageous act was to send a clear message to all other colonies that the consequences for rejecting France would be very high.
Slowly fear spread trough the african elite, and none after the
Guinea events ever found the courage to follow the example of Sékou
Touré, whose slogan was “We prefer freedom in poverty to opulence in slavery.”
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