Protest

Fight for the Larzac

1971 – 1981 · 43.99° N, 3.18° E

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When
1971 – 1981
Kind
Protest
Coordinates
43.99° N, 3.18° E
Description
non-violent civil disobedience action

Fight for the Larzac

1971–1984 French farmer's movement

The Fight for the Larzac refers to a non-violent civil disobedience action by farmers resisting the extension of a military base on the Larzac plateau in South Western France. The action lasted from 1971 to 1981 and ended in victory for the resistance movement when the new President François Mitterrand abandoned the project.

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