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Tuesday, December 11, 2018

Riding wave of social unrest, French high-school students vow ‘Black Tuesday’ protests

December 11, 2018 French high-school students vow ‘Black Tuesday’ protests , Riding wave of social unrest 0 Comments

By France24, Dec. 12, 2018

Ever since the May 1968 protests that paralysed France and precipitated the demise of its war hero Charles de Gaulle, French governments have been terrified by the prospect of facing a united front of workers and student protests. While French universities are largely quiet nowadays, the prospect of a two-pronged offensive edged nearer to reality last week when high-school pupils seized on the momentum from the so-called Yellow Vest movement to vent their anger at President Emmanuel Macron’s educational reforms.
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