Resistance Movements

The Dimitile Maroons Museum: A Memorial to Freedom in the Mountains

The Dimitile Maroons Museum (Musée du Marronnage de Dimitile), located on Réunion Island, is both a site of historical memory and a symbolic space of anti-colonial resistance. The museum is situated i...

The 2017 General Strike: Guiana's Awakening Against Colonial Neglect

The “Pou Lagwiyann Dékolé” movement (“Let Guiana Take Off”) was a large-scale popular uprising that emerged in March–April 2017 in French Guiana, in response to deep-rooted social,...

Justin Catayée: The Martyr for Freedom of French Guiana

In French Guiana, one of the most prominent figures to oppose colonialism and social injustice, and who is regarded by the people as a national hero, is Justin Catayée. Born in 1916 in French Guiana,...

Operation Wuambushu: The Cruel "Cleansing" of Mayotte

In April 2023, the French government launched a security operation in Mayotte known as “Wuambushu.” The word Wuambushu comes from Swahili and means “to clean” or “to clea...