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May 1968 Protests and Political Crisis (1968)

May 1968 Protests and Political Crisis (1968)

  1. Nanterre occupation sparks wider student organizing

    Labels: University of, Movement of

  3. Sorbonne courtyard arrests trigger street clashes

    Labels: Sorbonne, Paris Police

  4. Police-student battles escalate in the Latin Quarter

    Labels: Latin Quarter, Paris Police

  5. Night of the Barricades shocks public opinion

    Labels: Night of, Latin Quarter

  6. Unions and students join a national strike day

    Labels: French Trade, Students

  7. Factory occupations spread and a general strike grows

    Labels: Factory Occupations, Sud Aviation

  8. Grenelle negotiations open at the Labor Ministry

    Labels: Grenelle Talks, Ministry of

  9. Grenelle agreement announced but rejected by many strikers

    Labels: Grenelle Agreement, Trade Unions

  10. De Gaulle leaves Paris to confirm military backing

    Labels: Charles de, French Army

  11. De Gaulle dissolves the National Assembly and calls elections

    Labels: Charles de, National Assembly

  12. Government bans some militant far-left organizations

    Labels: French Government, Far-left Groups

  13. Legislative elections deliver a Gaullist landslide

    Labels: Legislative Elections, Gaullist Party

  14. Edgar Faure law reforms French higher education

    Labels: Edgar Faure, French Universities

  15. 1969 referendum defeat leads to de Gaulle’s resignation

    Labels: 1969 Referendum, Charles de