Timeline of Anarchism in Southern Europe: 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 Europe that are relevant to libertarian socialism.

Pre-1000

3000BCE: The Minoan Crete Civilization is formed and holds a large, functioning mutualist economy. It is also the first modern civilization in Europe and held the largest cities in the world.
594BCE: The Athenian Polis is formed, one of the most widely known attempts at direct democracy and environmental protection.

1900s

1936: The Spanish Civil War begins, leading to the CNT-FAI and Spanish working class and peasants organizing the anarcho-syndicalist Spanish Revolution.
1973: The Athens Polytechnic Uprising occurs, leading to the fall of Greece's fascist military dictatorship and the creation of a social democracy.
1974: The Carnation Revolution begins in Portugal, leading to the fall of the fascist military dictatorship and creation of a progressive democracy, the end of the last European colonial empire (as the colonies of Mozambique, Timor-Leste, Sao Tome and Principe, Equatorial Guinea are all granted independence) and the formation of hundreds of workers' councils.
1975: The Second Spanish Revolution begins, as the fascist military dictatorship is destroyed, a progressive social democracy is created and hundreds of workers' councils are formed.

2000s

2003: The insurrectionary group 'Revolutionary Struggle' is founded in Greece.
2006: Rog is squatted and converted into a social center.
2008: Greek Insurrection
2012: The 15N or Indignados movement begins in Spain.

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 == 2000s ==
 * 2003: The insurrectionary group '[[Revolutionary Struggle]]' is founded in Greece.
+* 2006: [[Rog]] is squatted and converted into a social center.
 * 2008: Greek Insurrection
 * 2012: The [[15N or Indignados]] movement begins in Spain.

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Pre-1000

1900s

2000s

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