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* 1973: [[Workers’ Liberation Group (Iraq)|Workers' Liberation Group]] founded (Iraq) | |||
== Results == | == Results == | ||
Revision as of 22:15, 29 March 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
- 1967: Iraqi Rebellion
- 1967: Naxalite Uprising (India)
- 1967: Biafran Revolution (Nigeria)
- 1967: Anti-War Movement (USA)
- 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)
- 1974: Carnation Revolution (Portugal)
- 1975: Second Spanish Revolution
Uprisings, Strikes and Other Events
- 1970: Green Bans (Australia)
- 1972: Quebec General Strike (Canada)
- 1972: Aboriginal Tent Embassy established (Australia)
- 1973: Wounded Knee Incident (USA)
- 1973: Athens Polytechnic Uprising (Greece)
- 1973: Workers' Liberation Group founded (Iraq)
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.