The Force Publique (French: [fɔʁs pyblik], "Public Force"; Dutch: Openbare Weermacht) was the military of the Congo Free State and the Belgian Congo from...

The Public Force (French: La Force Publique) are the military force of Monaco. However, the country has a very limited military capability and depends...

the Belgian government in exile. Militarily, Congolese troops of the Force Publique fought alongside British forces in the East African Campaign, and a...

1960, soldiers of the garrisons of Léopoldville and Thysville of the Force Publique, the army of the newly independent Republic of the Congo mutinied against...

garrison force. Despite its military success during the conflict, the Force Publique was vulnerable to internal agitation. In 1944, a Force Publique garrison...

rubber cheaply and maximise profit. The Free State's military force, the Force Publique, enforced the labour policies. Individual workers who refused...

traders in Eastern Congo in 1886-1892, enlisted them in the militia Force Publique or turned them over as prisoners to allied local chiefs, who in turn...

early defeat, Ngongo Lutete betrayed Sefu bin Hamid and defected to the Force Publique. In response to this, Sefu put the Resident of Kasongo, Lieutenant Joseph...

Janssens' speech to the Force Publique on 5 July 1960 Lieutenant-General Émile Janssens, the Belgian commander of the Force Publique, refused to see Congolese...

to honor himself and his country. To enforce the rubber quotas, the Force Publique was called in and made the practice of cutting off the limbs of the...

the Congo was literally unexplored if not inaccessible." Leopold's Force Publique, a private army that terrorized natives to work as forced labour for...

Organic Law 130. The first organised Congolese troops, known as the Force Publique, were created in 1888 when King Leopold II of Belgium, who held the...

the Congo, which he never personally visited, by using the mercenary Force Publique for his personal gain. He extracted a fortune from the territory, initially...

Prìncipu; "Prince's Company of Carabiniers") is the Infantry branch of the Force Publique, and one of the limited number of militaries that recruits foreigners...

prison, he was ordered to serve seven years in the colonial army, the Force Publique (FP). This was a usual punishment for rebellious students. Mobutu found...

Kasa-Vubu. On 8 July, Lumumba renamed the Force Publique as the "Armée Nationale Congolaise" (ANC). He Africanised the force by appointing Sergeant Major Victor...

military officer and colonial official, best known for his command of the Force Publique at the start of the Congo Crisis. He described himself as the "Little...

Place Publique (“Public Square”) is a centre-left political party in France, founded in 2018 by Raphaël Glucksmann, Claire Nouvian, Jo Spiegel, and Thomas...

succession crisis that followed, combined with battles against the Congo's Force Publique, weakened Rwanda, and led King Yuhi V Musinga to support indirect German...

Free State White Officers, NCOs, and the Troupes de Katanga of the Force Publique  Ecuador  German Empire  Nazi Germany  Paraguay  Peru  Spain  Ottoman...

Public force could be used to refer to either police or military forces. The first use of the concept of a public force, in French Force Publique, is in...

resources. The war ended in January 1894 with a victory of Leopold's Force Publique. Initially, the Free State collaborated with the Arabs. Still, competition...

Commissioner of Matadi. He later transferred to the colonial military, the Force Publique, where he served as a captain. He was praised for his conduct during...

 Bolivia  Brazil  British Empire  Canada  Congo Free State Used by Force Publique  China  Chinese Soviet Republic  Estonia  Finland  France  German Empire...

lieutenant general who served in both world wars, and a commander of the Force Publique in the Belgian Congo. After joining the Belgian Army in 1910, Gilliaert...

Supremo African World War II Veterans Histoire de la Force Publique (History of the Force Publique) by Lieutenant-General Emile Janssens, Wasmael-Chalier...

disbandment in March 1867. From 1885 the Force Publique was established as the military garrison and police force in the Belgian Congo, then under the direct...

what was then the Congo Free State. His people were attacked by the Force Publique, established by King Leopold II of Belgium as a militia to oppress the...

realistic. The coercive measures were subsequently enforced by the Force Publique, the Free State army, and by private militias from the rubber companies...

colonial authorities. The Force Publique garrison in Luluabourg also mutinied in 1944. These were repressed by military force, often violently. The Congo...