1920 Romanian general strike

The 1920 Romanian general strike was a major nationwide strike in the Kingdom of Romania which lasted from 20 to 28 October and involved the participation of most of the over 400,000 industrial workers from across the country.^[1] The demands of the workers included the recognition of the workers' factory committees, demilitarization of the industrial enterprises, abolition of the state of siege, elimination of censorship and the adoption of a new legislation regarding labour disputes.^[1] The strike was violently repressed by the government using the Romanian Army and the leaders of the workers were sentenced to prison.^{[citation needed]}

References

[edit]

^ ^a ^b "October General Strike of 1920", in The Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition (1970-1979)

v t e Riots, protests and civil disorder in Romania and predecessor states
Before the 20th century	Bobâlna revolt Săbăoani revolt Revolt of Horea, Cloșca and Crișan Wallachian uprising of 1821 Moldavian Revolution of 1848 Wallachian Revolution of 1848 Republic of Ploiești 1888 Romanian Peasants' revolt
20th century	1907 Romanian Peasants' Revolt Romanian Fleet mutiny 1918 Bucharest strike Khotyn Uprising Ținutul Sării revolt Bender Uprising 1920 Romanian general strike Tatarbunary Uprising Lupeni strike of 1929 Grivița strike of 1933 Ghimeș Valley peasant revolt Legionnaire rebellion Bucharest student movement of 1956 Timișoara student movement of 1956 Jiu Valley miners' strike of 1977 Brașov Rebellion 1989 Romanian Revolution 1990 ethnic clashes in Târgu Mureș Golaniad Bridge of Flowers demonstration Mineriads January 1990 Mineriad February 1990 Mineriad June 1990 Mineriad September 1991 Mineriad January 1999 Mineriad February 1999 Mineriad 1993 Hădăreni riots
21st century	2006 Ferentari riot 2012–2015 unrest in Romania 2012 Romanian protests 2012–2014 Romanian protests against shale gas 2012 Romanian constitutional crisis 2013 Romanian protests against the Roșia Montană Project 2015 Romanian protests 2017–19 Romanian protests 2019 disputes regarding the military cemetery in Valea Uzului [ro] 2020 Ditrău xenophobic incident 2023 Romanian teachers' strike

This Romanian history-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.