General strike in Belgium

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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In Belgium, workers enact a general strike, on the encouragement of the Labour Party after Parliament refuses to pass a bill for universal suffrage. The Parliament responds by making concessions to the protesters, but enforces electoral requirements of age, wealth and education.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "General strike in Belgium". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 30 December 2011 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=19096, accessed 23 November 2024.]

19096 General strike in Belgium 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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