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* 1968: [[Agbekoya Parapo Uprising]] (Nigeria) | * 1968: [[Agbekoya Parapo Uprising]] (Nigeria) | ||
* 1968: May Events (France) | * 1968: [[May 1968 Events (France)|May Events]] (France) | ||
* 1968: Uprising (Pakistan) | * 1968: Uprising (Pakistan) | ||
* 1968: [[Prague Spring]] (Czechoslovakia) | * 1968: [[Prague Spring]] (Czechoslovakia) | ||
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* 1970: Black Power Revolution (Trinidad and Tobago) | * 1970: Black Power Revolution (Trinidad and Tobago) | ||
* 1973: [[Resistance to Pinochet]] (Chile) | * 1973: [[Resistance to Pinochet]] (Chile) | ||
* 1973: Wounded Knee | * 1973: [[Wounded Knee Occupation]] (USA) | ||
* 1973: [[Athens Polytechnic Uprising]] (Greece) | * 1973: [[Athens Polytechnic Uprising]] (Greece) | ||
* 1974: [[Carnation Revolution]] (Portugal) | * 1974: [[Carnation Revolution]] (Portugal) | ||
Revision as of 20:40, 28 April 2020
The Revolutions in 1967 - 1975 were a revolutionary wave that encompassed much of the world as a general uprising against authoritarianism and capitalism. Considered to be one of the only two examples of successful 'World Revolutions', they did significantly alter power relations, but triggered neoliberalism as a ruling class counter-offensive.
Revolutions and Uprisings
- 1967: Iraqi Rebellion
- 1967: Naxalite Uprising (India)
- 1967: Biafran Revolution (Nigeria)
- 1967: Anti-War Movement (USA)
- 1967: Hong Kong Uprising
- 1968: Agbekoya Parapo Uprising (Nigeria)
- 1968: May Events (France)
- 1968: Uprising (Pakistan)
- 1968: Prague Spring (Czechoslovakia)
- 1968: Mexican Movement of 1968
- 1970: Black Power Revolution (Trinidad and Tobago)
- 1973: Resistance to Pinochet (Chile)
- 1973: Wounded Knee Occupation (USA)
- 1973: Athens Polytechnic Uprising (Greece)
- 1974: Carnation Revolution (Portugal)
- 1975: Second Spanish Revolution
Strikes and Other Events
- 1968: Memphis Sanitation Strike (USA)
- 1969: Alcatraz Occupation (USA)
- 1970: Green Bans (Australia)
- 1971: Freetown Christiania founded (Denmark)
- 1972: Quebec General Strike (Canada)
- 1972: Aboriginal Tent Embassy established (Australia)
- 1973: Workers' Liberation Group founded (Iraq)
- 1974: Indian Railway Strike
- 1975: Civil Rights Movement (Thailand)
Results
The Revolutions and Uprisings of 1967 - 1975 massively altered the global order, while leading to a temporary expansion of the welfare state to its theoretical limit, it soon collapsed as neoliberalism became the norm for national economies. It also unleashed a huge wave of social progress in areas of feminism, reproductive rights, LGBT rights, democratisation and environmental protection. Some material results include:
- Democratisation of Greece, Portugal and Spain.
- Environmental Protections created in Australia and the USA.