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Strangeways rebellion begins in the English city of Manchester

35
years ago

1 April 1990,

The Strangeways rebellion begins in the English city of Manchester. The prisoners held a protest about the ill-treatment of themselves and got control of the prison. For 25 days, the upright prisoners remained on the roof of the prison, carrying out the longest rebellion in British prison history.

There is a documentary about this insurrection.

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