Timeline of Anarchism in Southern Asia: Difference between revisions

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This is a timeline of various political, legal, military, social, economic and environmental events that have occurred in Southern Asia (an area including the states of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan) that are relevant to libertarian socialism.

Before Common Era

3300BCE: The Indus River Valley Civilization forms.

1700s

1730: The Bishnoi Forest Campaign sees 363 sacrifice their lives and be killed by soldiers to save a forest from destruction.^[1]

1900S

1958: The Sri Lanka Transport Board begins its 21-year long experiment with self-management.
1988: The Federation of Community Forest Users is established to protect forests in Nepal.

2000s

2006: The Phulbari Anti-Mine Movement begins, as environmentalists try to stop the construction of a coal mine that would pollute water sources and farmland as well as displacing thousands of people.^[2]

References

[1] Global Nonviolent Action Database: "Bishnoi villagers sacrifice lives to save trees, 1730"

[2] Global Nonviolent Action Database: "Indigenous Peoples in Bangladesh Protest to Stop Open Pit Coal Mine 2006-2014"

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 == 1700s ==
 * 1730: The [[Bishnoi Forest Campaign]] sees 363 sacrifice their lives and be killed by soldiers to save a forest from destruction.<ref>[[Global Nonviolent Action Database]]: "[https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/bishnoi-villagers-sacrifice-lives-save-trees-1730 Bishnoi villagers sacrifice lives to save trees, 1730]"</ref>
+== 1900S ==
+* 1958: The [[Sri Lanka Transport Board]] begins its 21-year long experiment with [[Workers' Self-Management|self-management]].
+* 1988: The [[Federation of Community Forest Users]] is established to protect forests in Nepal.
 == 2000s ==