Belgian general strike of 1893
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Belgian general strike of 1893
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The general strike of 1893 was a major general strike in Belgium in April 1893 called by the Belgian Labour Party (POB–BWP) to pressure the government of Auguste Beernaert to introduce universal male suffrage in elections. The general strike was the first called in Belgium and a decisive moment for the nascent socialist movement in Belgium. According to the historian Carl J. Strikwerda, it was the first true general strike in the history of Europe.
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1893 work stoppage in Belgium in support of universal male suffrage
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgian_general_strike_of_1893
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2024-02-07T02:37:49Z
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