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May 1968 Protests in France (April–June 1968)

May 1968 Protests in France (April–June 1968)

  1. Nanterre students form the March 22 Movement

    Labels: March 22, University of

  2. Authorities close the Nanterre campus

    Labels: University of, French authorities

  3. Police clear Sorbonne courtyard; arrests spark clashes

    Labels: Sorbonne, Paris police

  5. “Night of the Barricades” in the Latin Quarter

    Labels: Latin Quarter, barricades

  7. Mass strike and march; Sorbonne occupation begins

    Labels: Sorbonne, mass strike

  8. Sud Aviation factory occupation ignites strike wave

    Labels: Sud Aviation, factory occupation

  10. Renault occupations spread across major plants

    Labels: Renault, plant occupations

  11. Daniel Cohn-Bendit expelled from France

    Labels: Daniel Cohn-Bendit, student leader

  12. Deaths during nationwide unrest on May 24

    Labels: Lyon, Ren Lacroix

  13. Grenelle negotiations conclude (accords announced)

    Labels: Grenelle negotiations, unions

  14. De Gaulle leaves Paris for Baden-Baden meeting

    Labels: Charles de, Baden-Baden

  15. De Gaulle radio address dissolves National Assembly

    Labels: Charles de, National Assembly

  16. Clashes at Flins as strike confrontations shift

    Labels: Flins, Renault

  17. Death of Gilles Tautin near Flins

    Labels: Gilles Tautin, high school

  18. Sochaux repression leaves workers dead

    Labels: Sochaux, Peugeot

  19. Government bans demonstrations and dissolves extremist groups

    Labels: French government, extremist groups

  20. First round of snap legislative elections

    Labels: legislative elections, First round

  21. Second round delivers Gaullist landslide majority

    Labels: Gaullists, Second round