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Start a 50-day general strike against the French occupation in Syria

88
years ago

20 January 1936,

A 50-day general strike was launched against the French occupation in Syria. They denounced the repression against the Syrian independence party National Bloc.

They arrested the whole country and forced France to negotiate with the National Bloc.

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