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A series of violent riots over several days broke out on 5 July 2009 in Ürümqi, the capital city of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, in northwestern China.The first day's rioting, which involved at least 1,000 Uyghurs, [12] began as a protest, but escalated into violent attacks that mainly targeted Han people.
The 1989 Ürümqi unrest, also known as the 19 May riots in Ürümqi (Chinese: 乌鲁木齐五·一九骚乱) took place in the city of Ürümqi in May 1989, which began with Muslim protesters marched and finally escalated into violent attack [1] against a Xinjiang Chinese Communist Party (CCP) office tower at People's Square on 19 May 1989.
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Continuing tensions in Xinjiang have been a source of terrorism in China.Conflicts over Uyghur cultural aspirations resurfaced during the 1960s. In early February 1997, the execution of 30 suspected separatists [3] who had been involved in the organization of Meshrep [4] during Ramadan resulted in large demonstrations, culminating in the Gulja incident on February 5, where at least 9 ...
The resistance to British colonisation from the people of modern mbaise and igbo's throughout Eastern Nigeria is well documented. Bende Onitsha Hinterland Expedition 1905–1906 – The Bende Onitsha Hinterland Expedition is also referred to as the Ahiara Expedition due to the impact it had on the area.
1988 ASUU strike, strike by Academic Staff Union of Universities members in Nigeria against structural adjustment, the first strike in the union's history. [11] 1988 Nigerian fuel strikes, series of strikes in Nigeria protesting increases in fuel prices. [12] 1989 Anti-SAP riots
On 5 February 1992, four bombs exploded in public buildings and on two buses, line 2 and line 30, in Urumqi, Xinjiang, China. The bombings resulted in three deaths and 23 injuries. The bombings resulted in three deaths and 23 injuries.
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