Batepá massacre
The Batepá massacre occurred on 3 February 1953 in colonial São Tomé when hundreds of native creoles known as forros were massacred by the colonial administration and Portuguese landowners. Many forros believed the government intended to force them to work as contract laborers, to which they objected. In response, the governor blamed the unrest on communists and ordered the military to round up such individuals and for civilians to protect themselves. This quickly turned into a bloodbath, resulting in the deaths of hundreds of forros. No communist conspiracy was ever proven.
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Monument of the massacre, erected in 2015 on the beach of Fernão Dias, São Tomé at 0°24′39″N 6°40′3″E. | |||
| Date | 3 February 1953 | ||
| Location | Batepá, Mé-Zóchi District, São Tomé Island 0.30°N 6.66°E | ||
| Resulted in | Protests repelled; beginning of nationalist sentiment | ||
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