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The Story of

São Tomé and Príncipe

1953 – 1953

Island sovereign state in Africa

  1. Batepá massacre

    3 February 1953

    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.