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<v Speaker 1>On this day and working class history. The eighteenth of

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<v Speaker 1>January and on the eighteenth of January nineteen seventy seven,

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<v Speaker 1>workers and poor people across Egypt rose up against the

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<v Speaker 1>ending of state subsidies for basic goods in what became

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<v Speaker 1>known as the Bread into Fada. The cancelation of around

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<v Speaker 1>fifty five million dollars in twenty twenty money of subsidies,

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<v Speaker 1>especially on food, along with pay cuts for public sector workers,

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<v Speaker 1>was announced the day before. On the morning of January eighteenth,

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<v Speaker 1>workers in factories around Cairo and hell Ian began to

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<v Speaker 1>walk out. In Schubert l Camar, some workers went on strike,

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<v Speaker 1>while others occupied their workplaces as well. Meanwhile, students and

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<v Speaker 1>civil servants marched on Parliament while protests spread across the country.

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<v Speaker 1>Protesters cut railway lines and blockaded tracks, set fire to

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<v Speaker 1>police stations, attacked hotels and wealth districts, and the headquarters

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<v Speaker 1>of the ruling Egypt Arab Socialist Party with set up laze.

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<v Speaker 1>Demonstrators braved violent security forces who were using live ammunition,

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<v Speaker 1>and in some cases protesters seized referonry from police stations.

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<v Speaker 1>Despite the government killing around eight hundred people and injuring

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<v Speaker 1>many more, Within two days, strikes and rioting had occurred

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<v Speaker 1>in most industrial towns and seas across the country. The

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<v Speaker 1>government was forced to back down and withdraw its plans

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<v Speaker 1>after just forty eight hours. Learn more about the history

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<v Speaker 1>of the uprising in episodes fifty nine to sixty of

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<v Speaker 1>the Working Class History podcast. Listen wherever you're listening to

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<v Speaker 1>theme music by the cartore Setomour