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45 matches to Amritsar Riot
Knights of Labor. 1869-1917. Secret (-1879) US anti-capitalist labour organization. Haymarket. AFL.
Macready, William. 1793-1873. English actor. Rivalry with Forrest caused NY Opera House Riot, 1849.
Mariotte, Edme. 1620-84. French physicist. Law of compressibility of gases 1676, =Boyle’s Law.
Matthias, St. Replaced Judas as one of 12 Apostles.
Moulin, Jean. 1899-1943. French patriot, founder of National Council of Resistance 1943. Tortured to death by Gestapo.
Necker, Jacques. 1732-1804. Swiss Finance Minister of France before the Revolution. Compte Rendu 1781. Called Estates General leading to French Revolution. Dismissal led to riots.
Nika Riot. 532. Constantinople. Revolt vs Emperor Justinian. 30,000 executed.
Nopopery Riots. 1780. Gordon Riots.
Paoli, Pasquale. 1725-1807. Corsican patriot. Led rebels vs Genoa, France 1735~94.
Patriotic Front. 1973-9. Guerillas for black power in Rhodesia. Mugabe. Nkomo.
Pearse, Patrick. 1879-1916. Irish patriot. Led Easter Rebellion 1916. Executed.
Poznán Riots. 1956. Polish workers strike for bread and freedom. 53 killed by Russian troops. Led to new regime, Hungarian Uprising.
Rice Riots. 1837. Japan. Famine led to riots, reform.
Soweto. 1976 Violent riots in Black South Africa township over compulsory Afrikaans in schools. 236-600 dead.
Stavisky Affair. 1933-4. French scandal. Fraudulent bonds sold. Belief in government corruption causes riots.
Sture, Sten. 1440-1503. Swedish patriot, regent 1470~1503. Opposed Kalmar Union. Defeated Christian I, deposed John in Sweden.
Tibet. 7C-838 Buddhist kingdom. 9C Divided. 1247 Mongol. 14C Yellow Hats established. 1642 5th Dalai Lama becomes ruler. 1715 Chinese suzerainty. 1792 Closed to foreigners. 1951 Autonomous within China. 1959 China crushes revolt. 1987~9 Riots vs Chinese rule.
Tonypandy Riots. 1910. Police control striking coal miners. Cavalry held in reserve by Churchill.
Zabern Affair. 1913. Riots caused by German military rule in Alsace-Lorraine.
ZAPU. Patriotic Front. Zimbabwe African People’s Union. 1961-. Founded by Nkomo vs white minority rule in Rhodesia. 1987 Merged with ZANU.