workingclasshistory:On this day, 27 May 1919, workers in Lima declared a general strike, which paralysed economic activity in the area, against the high cost of living. The government eventually crushed the strike by killing at least 100 and wounding

workingclasshistory:On this day, 27 May 1919, workers in Lima declared a general strike, which paralysed economic activity in the area, against the high cost of living. The government eventually crushed the strike by killing at least 100 and wounding

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