[1] In 1931 there was an economic crisis in the Belgian Congo triggered by problems in Belgium, the primary market, and an overvalued currency, leading to reduced exports.

[4] Additional troops were transferred to Kwango and Kikwat, and the district administrations declared martial law in the most unsettled areas.

Word of the violence spread, and villagers fled before the columns reached them, leading to optimism among the authorities that the rebellion was calming down.

In Équateur Province, Governor Charles Duchesne responded with limited police action, and by the end of February 1932 the crisis there was over.

[3] Beernaert was less sympathetic to the Dengese, and on 20 October 1932 declared a state of emergency under decrees of 1906 and 1920, applied martial law to five chefferies and dispatched troops to restore order.