nPosted on August 3, 2018
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I always tremble to read about a Martyr’s Day, knowing that I will be reading a super sad story. This one is no different – striking workers in the African nation of Guinea-Bissau, folks just trying to get decent pay for themselves so that they could better support their families, were gunned down by Portuguese political police (at the time Guinea-Bissau was a Portuguese colony).
I always tremble to read about a Martyr’s Day, knowing that I will be reading a super sad story. This one is no different – striking workers in the African nation of Guinea-Bissau, folks just trying to get decent pay for themselves so that they could better support their families, were gunned down by Portuguese political police (at the time Guinea-Bissau was a Portuguese colony).n
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| This fist monument commemorates the massacre. |
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nThe horrific action by the Portuguese led the group working for independence in a peaceful way to change tactics – and so began a 13-year armed struggle. That’s super duper sad.
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nLet’s cheer ourselves up with a peek at some of the natural beauties of this nation:
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nAnd here is a tourism video.
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nKids are beautiful, everywhere you go!
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nAlso on this date:
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nAnniversary of the “discovery” of the La Brea Tar Pits
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Watermelon Day
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nAnniversary of the discovery of a Neanderthal
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nAnniversary of the first watercraft to reach the North Pole
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nAnniversary of a Messianic figure rejecting the role
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National Flag Day in Venezuela
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nPlan ahead:
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