On this day in 1969, the Cordobazo Uprising began in the city of Córdoba, Argentina as a general strike, with workers seizing the city, burning the corporate headquarters of Citroën and Xerox, and clashing with the army.
The rebellion took place under the military dictatorship of General Juan Carlos Onganía, who had seized power in a coup in 1966. Onganía's government had suspended the right to strike, froze workers' wages, suppressed communist movements, and extended the age of retirement.
In the wake of widespread violent state repression against protesters, the labor union "CGT de los Argentinos", led by Agustín Tosco, called for national strike on May 30th, 1969. In Cordoba, the general strike and protests began one day earlier.
On the first day of the protests, police opened fire on thousands of protesters, killing a worker named Maximo Mena, causing the strike to escalate into a citywide revolt, leading to widespread destruction of property and seizing of city spaces. Onganía crushed the rebellion with the military, and Agustín Tosco was arrested for his role in the rebellion.
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Finally at the end of my Lenin biography tearing up at the account of Lenin's deteriorating health and death
Lenin dies? Wow I'm hearing about this for the first time.
What can you say besides that he led an amazing life. If it were me I wouldn't have stopped at Berlin, you'd all be saying "WDYMP what are we going to do with all this... Communism?" And I'd look back at you. I'd look back and tell you "there's not going to be a state for long anymore." because it would be so late. It'd be like a paper due at 11:59pm and you'd all be getting sleepy. Not me, I'd keep writing my manifestos and union contracts. If it were me I'd be in Spain or even further west with my red army celebrating our late communism time right now.
why did I write this?