Was Senegal involved in the 1918 Russian Revolution?
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In this article is a picture of French colonial troops in Ukraine: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Russia_intervention
It also mentions: “By 14 April there were only 5,000 allied soldiers in , including 2,000 Greek and 1,500 Algerian and Senegalese troops.“
The men in the picture might be Senegalese fighting for France.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senegalese_Tirailleurs The above link says: “Despite recruitment not being limited to Senegal, these infantry units took on the adjective "sénégalais" since that was where the first black African Tirailleur regiment had been formed.“
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