1935 Lebanon tobacco protests
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1935 Lebanon tobacco protests
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In June 1935 protests erupted across Lebanon and Syria. The protests were organised in response to the announcement by French colonial authorities of the establishment of a new tobacco monopoly under the Regie. Groups from across society participated in the protests, including students, tobacco workers, feminist groups, leftist organisations and members of the Maronite community. The protests not only voiced economic grievances but took on an anti-imperial tone and expressed national political f
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The article describes the events and context of the Lebanese 1935 protests to the tobacco monopoly
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1935_Lebanon_tobacco_protests
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2023-10-13T14:12:15Z
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