Families facing the turmoil of political repression in Guinea (1958–1984)
Pauthier, Céline
Families facing the turmoil of political repression in Guinea (1958–1984) - 2021.
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In revolutionary Guinea (1958–1984), Sekou Touré resorted to conspiratorial rhetoric to denounce imperialist maneuvers that had allegedly been carried out with the complicity of domestic opponents. This article considers the physical and psychological violence that these supposed dissidents underwent during their incarceration. Political repression attacked intimacy by inflicting bodily pain, invading individual privacy, attacking masculinity, controlling marital relations, and weakening the ties between family and friends. The descent into infamy of the accused has had effects over several generations, and historians must take these issues into account when conducting their investigations and analyses.
Families facing the turmoil of political repression in Guinea (1958–1984) - 2021.
48
In revolutionary Guinea (1958–1984), Sekou Touré resorted to conspiratorial rhetoric to denounce imperialist maneuvers that had allegedly been carried out with the complicity of domestic opponents. This article considers the physical and psychological violence that these supposed dissidents underwent during their incarceration. Political repression attacked intimacy by inflicting bodily pain, invading individual privacy, attacking masculinity, controlling marital relations, and weakening the ties between family and friends. The descent into infamy of the accused has had effects over several generations, and historians must take these issues into account when conducting their investigations and analyses.
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