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events of May 1968, student revolt that began in a suburb of Paris and was soon joined by a general strike eventually involving some 10 million workers. During much of May 1968, Paris was engulfed in the worst rioting since the Popular Front era of the 1930s, and the rest of France was at a standstill.
- Richard Wolin
Beginning in May 1968, a period of civil unrest occurred throughout France, lasting seven weeks and punctuated by demonstrations, general strikes, and the occupation of universities and factories. At the height of events, which have since become known as May 68 (French: Mai 68), the economy of France came to a halt. [ 2 ]
May 5, 2018 · While some people saw the mass strikes and protests as a shattering and painful event that upended social norms — the authority of the father of the family and of the leader of the country — for...
May 11, 2018 · On the morning of May 11, the leading French trade union federations, the CGT and CFTT, decided to call for a general strike in opposition to the police brutality seen that night on the barricades, together with a mass demonstration in the streets of Paris and in the provinces.
- Michael Dulaney
Sep 8, 2006 · Paris 68 barricade. A brief chronology of the events which swept France in May and June 1968. Starting as a student revolt, the events culminated in mass workplace occupations and a general strike of 10 million workers. Followed by a short international chronology.
Events of May 1968 - Aftermath, Influence, Legacy: French society underwent measured and incremental change in the aftermath of the May revolt, initiating a transformation of everyday life. The sixty-eighters sought to unmask forms of ideological coercion and social control.
May 18, 2016 · In May 1968, France was brought to a near standstill by protests that began with students objecting to reform of the university system. A violent response by the police to the barricades erected...