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gptkbp:instanceOf
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colonial army
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gptkbp:activeYears
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1885–1960
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gptkbp:badge
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crossed rifles
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gptkbp:commander
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Belgian officers
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Belgian_Congo
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1960
Congo independence
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gptkbp:establishedBy
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gptkb:King_Leopold_II
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Boma
gptkb:Léopoldville
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Force Publique
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gptkbp:languageOfName
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gptkb:French
gptkb:Lingala
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gptkbp:notableAction
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suppression of rebellions
enforcement of rubber quotas
participation in Burma Campaign (WWII)
participation in East African Campaign (WWI)
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gptkbp:notableCommander
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gptkb:Charles_Tombeur
gptkb:Emile_Janssens
gptkb:Paulis
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Congo_Arab_War
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gptkbp:notableFor
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brutality during Congo Free State
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gptkbp:peakPeriod
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19,000 men
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gptkbp:recruitedFrom
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Congolese population
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gptkbp:role
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gptkb:law_enforcement
gptkb:military_organization
internal security
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Armed_Forces_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo
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gptkbp:uniform
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distinctive red fez
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Mobutu_Sese_Seko
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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