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Annie Mae Aquash (1945 - 1975)March 27th, 1945

Annie Mae Aquash (Mi'kmaq name "Naguset Eask"), born on this day in 1945, was a First Nations activist and Mi'kmaq tribal member from Nova Scotia, Canada who played a prominent role in the American Indian Movement (AIM).

Birthdays

Indigenous

Dutch Resistance Bombs Nazi Registry (1943)March 27th, 1943

On this day in 1943, members of the anti-fascist Dutch Resistance bombed a civil registry office in Amsterdam in an attempt to prevent Nazis from identifying Jews and others marked for persecution, arrest, or forced labor.

Image: Aftermath of the population register of Amsterdam, March 28th, 1943. Photographer unknown. [Wikipedia]

Fascism

Terrorism

Paris Commune Proclaimed (1871)March 27th, 1871

On this day in 1871, the Paris Commune was formally declared, following city-wide elections. "200,000 voices chimed in with the Marseillaise. Ranvier, in an interval of silence, cried out, 'In the name of the People the Commune is proclaimed!'"

Image: A barricade in the Paris Commune, March 18th, 1871. [Wikipedia]

Marxism

Socialism

Polish "Warning Strike" (1981)March 27th, 1981

On this day in 1981, the largest strike in USSR history began when 12-14 million Poles went on a four-hour national strike to protest police brutality and political repression, threatening a prolonged general strike.

RAF Bombs Weiterstadt Prison (1993)March 27th, 1993

On this day in 1993, the Red Army Faction (RAF) bombed and destroyed the newly finished Weiterstadt Prison near Frankfurt, Germany, causing approximately $90 million in damages.

Sergei Kirov (1886 - 1934)March 27th, 1886

Sergei Kirov, born on this day in 1886, was Bolshevik revolutionary and Soviet politician. In 1934, Kirov was assassinated by an ex-Party member, the catalyst for a series of purges and state repression.

Image: A photo portrait of Sergei Kirov, unknown date and location [Spartacus-Educational]

Marxism

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