1949Event
Enugu colliery shooting kills striking miners
Police fired on striking coal miners at Enugu, killing workers and inflaming nationalist anger.
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1949
Enugu colliery shooting kills striking miners
Police fired on striking coal miners at Enugu, killing workers and inflaming nationalist anger.
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Police fired on striking coal miners at Enugu, killing workers and inflaming nationalist anger. The event became a major symbol of colonial violence against labor.
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