The extent of this insurrection, which was perhaps the largest anti-colonial rebellion in Africa during the interwar years, was carefully hidden from the French public because it provided evidence of strong opposition to French colonial rule and forced labor.
Selle, sõdadevahelisel ajal ehk Aafrika suurima kolonialismivastase ülestõusu ulatust varjati Prantsuse avalikkuse eest hoolikalt, kuna see andis tunnistust tugevast vastuseisust Prantsuse koloniaalvalitsusele ja sunnitööle.