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…
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.
