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African Studies Program Sandwich Seminar

Something’s Rotten in the Post-Empire: The 2006 Congo Burial of Savorgnan de Brazza

Event Details

Date
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Time
12 p.m.
Location
Description
Florence Bernault, Department of History, describes how in October 2006, Congo-Brazzaville’s and France’s authorities organized the transfer of Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza to Brazzaville. The remains of the Franco-Italian explorer of Gabon and Congo were unburied from a private grave in Algiers and transferred downtown Brazzaville, in a spectacular Memorial covered in glass and marble. This paper will explore and interpret some of the controversies sparked by the event.
Cost
Free

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