What the records say
- When
- 1897
- Kind
- Strike
- Coordinates
- 6.45° N, 3.39° E
- Description
- Labour strike in Lagos, Nigeria
Placed at the town its title names, Lagos.
1897 Lagos strike
Labour strike in Lagos, Nigeria
The Lagos strike of 1897 was a labour strike in Lagos Colony which has been described as the first "major labour protest of the colonial period" in African history.
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