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Fighting back: What was the 1958 Anlu Rebellion?

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Julia Hitz
December 5, 2024

We look back at the Anlu Rebellion in late 1950s Cameroon, where women forced a colonial government to back down from unpopular farming directives. They united to demonstrate naked resistance and proved their power in calling men to order.

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