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May 1968 - a month which still affects French politics and culture. France erupted in revolutionary fervour. Students took to the streets, their movement quickly being joined by factory workers. A general strike which nearly toppled the government followed. Forty years later, a flood of books, articles, conferences, film, art retrospectives and TV and radio programmes look back on the turbulent time. RFI's Alison Hird reports on the history and its effects - through the people who took part.
May 68
Not so much a month - more a movement
From 21 March 1968 with the first student protests at Nanterre University, through to the end of June when a new government was appointed, France lived through a mini-revolution.
2008-05-14 11:19 TU
Chronology
Timeline May 68
What happened when - the events suggest boredom is a powerful catalyst for revolt.
2008-05-14 12:01 TU
Culture
Feminism in France: May 68 to today
The May 68 protests showed women they too could revolt and gave birth to the French feminist movement. Today, 40 years later, the sexes are still not completely equal, but fewer women consider themselves "feminists," as Sarah Elzas reports.
2008-05-28 13:00 TU
A May 68 photo exhibition
Judith Prescott visits an exhibition of May 68 photos by Alain Quemper at Dorothy's Gallery in the 11th arrondissement in Paris
2008-05-17
My May 68
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