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# On 2 May 1968 the French "Red May" began: a string of strikes, student demonstrations, far-left actions and protests that swelled into ten million-strong unrest and brought about colossal social and political shifts
- URL: https://theparnassian.com/en/2-maia-1968-goda-vo-frantsii-nachalsia-krasnyi-mai-chereda-zabostovok-studencheskikh-demonstratsii-levoradikalnykh-vystuplenii-i-protestov-vylivshaiasia-v-10-millionnye-besporiadki-i-pr/
- Published: 2022-05-02T16:29:33.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-01T05:38:54.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: NB!, Society, Paris

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