On this day, 27 May 1919, workers in Lima declared a general strike, which paralysed economic activity in the area, against the high cost of living. The government eventually crushed the strike by killing at least 100 and wounding and jailing hundreds more. Find out more in this account of Peruvian anarcho-syndicalism: https://libcom.org/library/anarcho-syndicalism-peru-1905-1930-steven-hirsch https://www.facebook.com/workingclasshistory/photos/a.296224173896073/1132982113553604/?type=3
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