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The force publique was a group of everyday African soldiers and European officers. In 1879 they started working for Henry Montan stanly but they were formally the force publique army in 1888. They were the army for Kind Leopold's new state, Congo.

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According to the Force Publique article, they had the ability to turn against their master but didn't, it says" You could have turned on your colonial master and sided with the rebels. But you did not."

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In the article Force Publique it says " You kill people being exploited. you preserved your own life by committing atrocities : Beating with chicotte, torture and rape were part of your daily repertoire. you burn villages..."

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This evidence shows how they were stronger than their master and could have gone against them to side with the rebels but they didn't. Instead of helping their own people they instead chose to save themselves from the labor and instead killed thousands of people.

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This evidence shows that they were the ones who had actually killed the people. They also were the people who had cut off living people's hands when they were sent to find dead runaways.

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This evidence shows how that even though they were given the order to do this, they were still stronger than their master and could easily disregard their rule together to take back control. They had the opportunity to stop but they had instead taken things a step further and did things for their own enjoyment.

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They were the people who actually killed the majority of the state. They were merciless and would beat people and kidnap on a daily basis. They would cut off people's hands if they didn't collect enough rubber for Belgium's rubber sales. They had the chance to not be guilty of these inhuman acts but they didn't. Instead they continued to abuse people even when it wasn't on their list of requirements.

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In the article Tho force publique it notes " You were responsible for the majority of the killings during the 1890 and 1910 period "