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Aurora Muñoz

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Maria Chincilla Recinos with fellow protestors

1944: Guatemala General Strike Overthrows Dictator

Workers and students in neighbouring El Salvador had driven out their dictator by using a general strike to cripple the regime. That same year…
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French West African Rail Workers Strike: 1947-48

In 1947 rail workers in French West Africa (Senegal, Benin, Ivory Coast and Guinea) struck throughout the region in protest over a discriminatory…

Senegal General Strike: 1945-46

Rising prices and stagnant wages led to a strike wave in the French colony of Senegal. In addition to wage increases the strike forced the governor to recognise workers organisations and influences over struggles in the region.

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