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tuesday 03 december 2024

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The gigantic protest by the indigenous Ogoni people in Nigeria against the destruction taking place in the Shell region

31

years ago

04 January 1993,

In Nigeria, 300,000 people from the indigenous Ogoni people peacefully protested against the destructions that the oil and gas multinational Shell was carrying out in the territory. The initiative is part of the celebrations of the Year of Indigenous Peoples. The oil fields of the Ogonilandia region in the Niger River Delta were expropriated and subjected to repression and murder following protests, thanks to cooperation between Shell and the Nigerian army. It was the biggest protest against such a multinational.

1643Isaac Newton was born in England, discoverer of the Law of Gravity.

1813Luis Luciano Bonaparte was born, the nephew of Napoleon, who performed the first scientific classification of the Basque dialects.

1937Bilbao was bombed by German aircraft and five people died

1986Robert Caplanne dies after an GAL attack confused with a refugee

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1993-01-04

The gigantic protest by the indigenous Ogoni people in Nigeria against the destruction taking place in the Shell region

1993-01-12

Joxemi Zumalabe dies, a key figure in Euskera and the people

1993-04-03

Bertsolari Lazkao Txiki dies at 66

1993-04-25

One million people for the liberation of lesbians, gays and bisexuals in the American capital

1993-06-07

In Larrain, they succeeded in stopping the works of the gas pipeline intended to pass through Zuberoa.

1993-06-23

In order to obstruct the construction of the Itoiz reservoir, the City of Lónguida banned the access of trucks to the town

1993-08-19

Juan Calvo dies in Arkaute police station after being tortured by the Ertzaintza

1993-09-24

HB Councilor Gurutze Iantzi dies from torture at the Civil Guard police station

1993-10-04

The military bombed the Russian White House on the orders of President Boris Yeltsin

1993-12-01

The Ertzaintza entered the headquarters of the journal 'Egin' and took the computers of the research department

1993-12-12

38 intransigent Navarros and Biscayan decided to give up the third grade and not return to jail

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10

years ago

2014-01-31

The Superior Court of Justice of Catalonia ordered that the teaching of the fourth part of the subjects be carried out in Spanish, at the request of a single student

10

years ago

2014-01-06

Goodyear workers prevented the departure of two company executives in the city of Amiens

15

years ago

2009-01-24

Obama, US President, ordered his first drone attack and killed eighteen civilians in Pakistan

15

years ago

2009-01-17

The Ertzaintza rebelled against the TAV protest in Urbina

15

years ago

2009-01-03

An anti-militarist parody called on citizens to put more money for military spending in Bilbao

25

years ago

1999-01-30

They published the first issue of the newspaper 'Gara' after thousands of citizens bought shares.

25

years ago

1999-01-06

Disguised as Reyes Magos supported Basque prisoners chained on the outskirts of the Spanish Congress

30

years ago

1994-01-11

The Irish government suspended the ban on Sinn Féin and IRA members appearing in the media

30

years ago

1994-01-01

Chiapas peasants and indigenous people rebelled against the Mexican government

35

years ago

1989-01-22

ETA and the Government of Spain set up the negotiating table for Algiers

40

years ago

1984-01-27

Martina Maritorena, 78, was expelled from her house and started camping in Castle Square

40

years ago

1984-01-21

Creation of the Free Land Movement in Brazil: MST

45

years ago

1979-01-14

The Civil Guard rebelled against the concentration against the Lemoiz power plant in Mungia

50

years ago

1974-01-25

Eli Gallastegi, passionate pro-independence politician, dies Gudari in San Juan de Luz

55

years ago

1969-01-24

The Franco regime established an emergency situation throughout the Spanish State.

55

years ago

1969-01-19

Boycott of San Sebastian Eve in Donostia

55

years ago

1969-01-16

The young Jan Palach caught fire in Prague against the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia

55

years ago

1969-01-07

Members of Canadian countries protested against the company Manitoba Hydro, which sank its territory

60

years ago

1964-01-12

Zanzibar Revolution Bursts in East Africa

65

years ago

1959-01-08

The Caravan of Freedom enters Havana, presided over by Fidel Castro

65

years ago

1959-01-01

Cuban revolution rounded the victory in Santiago

80

years ago

1944-01-26

Born Angela Davis, left-wing entrepreneur, feminist and African-American

85

years ago

1939-01-05

Amelia Earthart was officially declared dead, the first woman crossing the Atlantic and Pacific

90

years ago

1934-01-18

General strike in Portugal against dictator Salazar

90

years ago

1934-01-10

The Nazis executed the Dutch Marinus van der Lubbe, accused of burning Reichstaga

95

years ago

1929-01-11

Seven-hour working day in the Soviet Union

100

years ago

1924-01-21

Lenin, founder of the Soviet Union and first president of the government dies

100

years ago

1924-01-10

Eduardo Chillida was born in Donostia

100

years ago

1924-01-03

Ulyana Gromova, symbol of Nazi resistance in the Soviet Union

105

years ago

1919-01-31

Serious disturbances in Glasgow to 60,000 workers who, when attacked by the police, were meeting in favour of lower days

105

years ago

1919-01-24

In the Irish city of Monaghan, nurses occupied the hospital and declared sovereignty.

105

years ago

1919-01-16

They confirmed in the US the so-called dry law: they banned the production, trade and transportation of alcoholic beverages

105

years ago

1919-01-15

Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht killed Germany's leading political leaders

105

years ago

1919-01-14

Rosa Luxembourg published her last article on the eve of her murder

105

years ago

1919-01-10

German workers' councils and the Spartakist League proclaimed the Soviet Republic of Bremen

105

years ago

1919-01-05

Spartanchist Uprising inspired by the Russian Revolution begins in Berlin

105

years ago

1919-01-01

They published the first issue of Sky Light.

120

years ago

1904-01-01

The Bizkaia miners' strike ended with the workers' victory

125

years ago

1899-01-06

They successfully premiered the first opera in Euskera: Txanton Piperri

145

years ago

1879-01-22

In South Africa 20,000 holes attacked a British army camp in the battle of Islandlwana

150

years ago

1874-01-13

The New York police attacked the protest of the unemployed, the largest demonstration so far

150

years ago

1874-01-09

José de Amezola was born in Urkabustaiz, the first Basque athlete to win the medal at the Olympic Games

180

years ago

1844-01-19

Tolosa was declared capital of Gipuzkoa by royal decree

230

years ago

1794-01-11

French as the only language for official documents

375

years ago

1649-01-30

King Charles I was cut off

415

years ago

1609-01-27

First arrests and start of witch hunt in Zugarramurdi

425

years ago

1599-01-22

Juan Oñate, conqueror of Gipuzkoan origin in Mexico, ordered the massacre against the Acoma