Seeds of Fire, September 4 September 4, 1870: Emperor Napoleon III of France is deposed, two days after his defeat and capture in the Franco-Prussian War. In Lyon, citizens rise up and declare the creation of a provisional revolutionary government. September 4, 1926: Birth of philosopher and social critic Ivan Illich. September 4, 1949: Paul Robeson defies a racist red-baiting mob and sings to 15,000 at a Labour Day gathering in Peekskill, New York. September 4, 1970: Salvador Allende is elected President of Chile. The U.S. government, through the CIA, immediately starts plotting to overthrow his government. They succeed in organizing a bloody coup on September 11, 1973. Seeds of Fire: A People’s Chronology - compiled by Ulli Diemer for Connexions – connexions.org/CxLibrary/Docs/SeedsofFire.htm
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