nPostednon August 27, 2015
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nOncenupon a time, in 1977, the President of Guinea, in Africa, created annew law
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nthat all agricultural products (mostly food) had to bendelivered to huge state-run cooperatives, which would then sell thenfood. n
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nInnother words, people could no longer sell the food they grew inntraditional markets!
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nThatnwas going to ruin many people with small farms, and all the vendorsnin the markets.
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nManynof these people who were sure to be hurt by the new law were women.nAnd the women decided they were not going to take follow the new law!
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nThenmarket women protested the law. Protest is good, and protestingnunjust laws is very, very good. Unfortunately, the protest turnedninto a riot – and riots hurt people and possessions, which is bad!nStill the protests, which spread all around the country, did end upnforcing the president to change the law and to make small-scalentrading (buying and selling) legal again.
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nAccordingnto several sources, women’s organizations in Guinea holdndemonstrations and marches every August 27 to remind themselves thatnthey have power and can exert influence.
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nThennation of Guinea has a ton of problems, but here are a few of thenbeauties of the country:
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nMountnNimba
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nCapenVerga
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nthenGrande Mosquee, in Guinea’s capital city of Conakry
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nIslandsncalled Iles de Los
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nTonlearn more about Guinea, check out this earlier post.
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nAlsonon this date:
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nArtistnAlexandra Nechita’s birthday
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n“ThenDuchess” Who Wasn’t Day
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nAnniversarynof the discovery of gallium
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nAnniversarynof the installation of the world’s biggest battery
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nPlannahead:
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Checknout my Pinterest boards for:
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nAndnhere are my Pinterest boards for:
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