135 Archives - Contested Histories https://contestedhistories.org/tag/135/ Practical remedies to disputes over historical markers in public spaces Wed, 17 Dec 2025 14:53:47 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://contestedhistories.org/wp-content/uploads/cropped-CH_Symbol_Light_Bkg@10x-32x32.png 135 Archives - Contested Histories https://contestedhistories.org/tag/135/ 32 32 Louis Faidherbe Statue & Landmarks in Saint-Louis https://contestedhistories.org/resources/case-studies/louis-faidherbe-statue-landmarks-in-saint-louis?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=louis-faidherbe-statue-landmarks-in-saint-louis Mon, 27 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://contestedhistories.org/resources// On September 5, 2017, a 126-year-old statue of Senegaal (Senegal) governor, Louis Faidherbe, collapsed after heavy rain and winds. The accident sparked a protest among activists and religious communities across Senegal. Minimising the extent of the protest, local authorities restored the statue within a few days, resulting in even more controversy, with debates on social […]

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]]> On September 5, 2017, a 126-year-old statue of Senegaal (Senegal) governor, Louis Faidherbe, collapsed after heavy rain and winds. The accident sparked a protest among activists and religious communities across Senegal. Minimising the extent of the protest, local authorities restored the statue within a few days, resulting in even more controversy, with debates on social media and in the local and international press. Demands to bring down the statue collided with local authorities’ fears of losing the UNESCO World Heritage Site status and subsidies from the French government.

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