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Archives, a tool for the reconstitution of memory and for reconciliation - the case of Germany: an example for the people of Togo Jonas Bakoubayi Billy Between the end of colonialism and 2005 was a painful period in the history of Togo. In 2009, in order to come to terms with this past and build a better future, the Togolese government established the “Commission for Truth, Justice and Reconciliation” to investigate the abuses of the past and open up a healthy dialogue between former victims and former perpetrators. Taking this approach emphasizes the key role of archives as a source of justice, and as a tool for reconciliation. It is, however, not an approach specific to African countries: Germany, whose administrative structures date back hundreds of years, and which endured suffered several forms of totalitarian regime during the twentieth century, has also engaged in a process of reconstituting its memory following reunification in 1989. This article provides a comparison between the German and Togolese experiences.

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This page is a summary of: Les archives, outil de reconstitution de la mémoire et de réconciliation - Le cas de l'Allemagne un exemple pour le peuple togolais, Comma, January 2013, Liverpool University Press,
DOI: 10.3828/comma.2013.2.8.
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