David Diop’s fictional account of this force, At Night All Blood is Black, is based on letters written to and from members of this force to “wartime godmothers,” elderly women who would visit them. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this force, members of which were promised French citizenship after lobbying from Blaise Diagne (“DEE-ahn”). Louis Faidherbe (“loo-EE FAYD-ehrb”) created this force.
ANSWER: Senegalese Tirailleurs [or Tirailleurs Sénégalaise; prompt on tirailleurs with "From what country?"]
[10e] Senegalese Tirailleurs made up a significant percentage of the French forces deployed in this World War I campaign. This campaign against the Ottoman Empire is commemorated in Australia and New Zealand.
ANSWER: Gallipoli campaign [or Battle of Gallipoli; or Defense of Gallipoli; accept Dardanelles Campaign]
[10m] An author with this name wrote White War, Black Soldiers, one of the few African memoirs of World War I. Abdou Diouf succeeded a Senegalese politician with this last name in his highest position.
ANSWER: Senghor [or Lamine Senghor or Léopold Sédar Senghor]
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