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The general strike of 1960–1961 ( French: Grève générale de 1960–1961 ), known popularly in Wallonia as the Strike of the Century ( Grève du Siècle ), was a major series of strikes in Belgium which began on 14 December 1960 and lasted approximately six weeks. The general strike was instigated by the militant trade union, the General ...
Belgian general strike of 1936. In Belgium, a general strike took place in June and July 1936. It was the first wave of strikes since the 1932 general strike which had occurred during the Great Depression. It broke out as part of a wildcat strike among dockworkers in the Port of Antwerp on 2 June 1936 and quickly spread to other industrial ...
Mineurs en lutte! La grève générale de l'été '32. Brussels: Fondation Joseph Jacquemotte. ISBN 9782930109008. De Wasseige, Yves (1952). "La grève, Phénomène économique et sociologique. Étude inductive des conflits du travail en Belgique de 1920 à 1940". Bulletin de l'Institut de Recherches Économiques et Sociales. 18 (7): 663–724.
The Belgian strikes of 1886, occasionally known as the social revolt of 1886 ( French: Révolte sociale de 1886 ), was a violent period of industrial strikes and riots in Belgium from 18 to 29 March 1886 and an important moment in Belgium's 19th-century history. The strike or labour revolt was provoked by social inequalities in Belgian society ...
Katie Ledecky is the most decorated female swimmer in Olympic history.The 27-year-old has made waves since 2012, winning 14 medals, nine of them gold. Long-distance swimming is her particular ...
Place de l'Hôtel-de-Ville – Esplanade de la Libération. Saint-Merri. / 48.85667°N 2.35139°E / 48.85667; 2.35139. The public square in the 4th arrondissement of Paris that is now the Place de l' Hôtel de Ville ("City Hall Square") was, before 1802, called the Place de Grève. The French word grève refers to a flat area covered ...
10%. Brussels South Charleroi Airport[ a] ( BSCA ), also informally called Brussels-Charleroi Airport[ b] or Charleroi Airport[ c] ( IATA: CRL, ICAO: EBCI ), is an international airport located in Gosselies, a part of the city of Charleroi, Belgium. The airport is 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) north [ 1] of Charleroi and 46 km ( 281⁄2 mi ...
The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russian forces would shoot down U.S.-built F-16 fighter jets sent to Ukraine, and that the F-16s would have no significant impact on the course of the war.