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10 million workers started one of the largest general strikes in French history in May 1968

56
years ago

13 May 1968,

10 million workers began one of the largest general strikes in French history in May 1968. The workers arrested the country against the repression suffered by the Sorbonne students mobilized the previous days. Workers and students gathered, organized Action Boards and opened the May 68 workers front.


The students acquired control of the University of Sorbonne and claimed permanent occupation, and used it to hold political debates and constant meetings, as you can see in the top photo.

Source:

Kristin Ross, May ‘68 and Its Afterlives.

On this day
1890The Biscayan miners started a historic strike
1958Nixon, US Vice President, had to flee from Caracas.
1977Black Day in Euskal Herria, Amnesty Week
1985Philadelphia police dropped a bomb from a helicopter and killed 11 people in the United States

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1968-01-16
The United States launched Operation Niagara in the Vietnam War, a 66-day air bombardment
1968-02-08
In the North American city of Orangeburg, police killed in South Carolina
1968-04-04
Martin Luther King dies, one of the symbols against racism in the United States
1968-04-14
They celebrated the Aberri Eguna in San Sebastian, although the Franco Navy Police closed all access to the city from the morning
1968-05-01
An artificial platform built in international waters was declared an independent republic on the Italian coast
1968-05-06
In the French state the first incidents of 'May 68' begin, in Paris
1968-05-13
10 million workers started one of the largest general strikes in French history in May 1968
1968-05-18
Start May 68 of Senegal
1968-05-21
Constitution of the Staff and Students Action Commission to coordinate its actions in the May 68 uprising
1968-05-22
A team of football players holds the seat of the French Football Federation in Paris
1968-05-24
May 68 of Paris reached its peak
1968-06-07
The Civil Guard murdered Txabi Etxebarrieta in Tolosa, shooting on the ground
1968-06-07
The workers of the Ford car workshop started a strike in England to ask for the same pay as men
1968-06-11
The police killed two workers in France during the eviction operation of a Peugeot plant they had occupied
1968-06-22
The Civil Governor of Gipuzkoa banned acts in honor of Txabi Etxebarrieta
1968-07-01
Five people were arrested in Bermeo at the end of the Mass in memory of Txabi Etxebarrieta
1968-07-10
Film premiere Ama Lur at the San Sebastian Film Festival
1968-07-21
On the roof of the Benedictine convent of Lazkao, an ikurrina appeared with black ribbons, while the Mass for Etxebarrieta
1968-08-02
ETA killed Meliton Manzanas in Irun, famous torturator
1968-08-03
Francoists established a state of emergency in Gipuzkoa the day after the death of Meliton Manzanas ETA
1968-08-28
Chicago African American Bus Drivers Strike Against Transportation Union
1968-10-02
In Mexico, the police and the military faced thousands of students who peacefully protested against government repression.
1968-10-03
Euskaltzaindia Assembly begins to approve Euskara batua in Arantzazu
1968-10-16
At the Olympic Games in Mexico, the Americans Smith and Carlos fired at the podium of the Black Panther
1968-10-20
Activist Gonzalo Arias is arrested for carrying posters calling for elections in Franco
1968-11-22
The Japanese student movement united thousands of people against the military deal with the U.S.

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