jun 27, 1957 - Bloddy incident in Mango & Lama-Kara

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20 Juni 1957, Mango: Shooting of nationalists by supporters of pro-Government Chief during return from an interview with the Visiting Mission. [According to ILRM b. 12 1 killed/four wounded: See also 2APA Mango 48]

In Lama Kara: In the village of Pya-Hodo police was to arrest a small group of nationalists. A crowd intervened and the police was ordered to shoot. 8 people killed.
[On June 22, 1956 [1957?] ALIDOU DJAFALO, MENVEYINOYU (ALBERT) commanded the platoon that carried out the massacre of Kabre in Pya that fifteen years later would be commemorated by General Eyadema. ne of General Eyadema's closest friends and most trusted lieutenants, Alidou Djafalo became a key man in the new military regime set up after the 1967 coup d'etat.]

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