Occupation of the Student Union Building
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The occupation of the Student Union Building was one of the most talked about events in Sweden in 1968. Students at Stockholm University
decided to occupy their own Student Union Building at Holländargatan in Stockholm
on 24 May-27 May 1968 to send a political message to the government.
The students were inspired by the protests of May 1968 in France, but they didn't use the same amount of violence. This was one of many political protests in 1968
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Borgerliga Studenter – Opposition '68
was created as a reaction against the leftist students. The building itself is today part of the Stockholm School of Economics
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Stockholm University
Stockholm University is a state university in Stockholm, Sweden. It has over 28,000 students at four faculties, making it one of the largest universities in Scandinavia. The institution is also frequently regarded as one of the top 100 universities in the world...
decided to occupy their own Student Union Building at Holländargatan in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
on 24 May-27 May 1968 to send a political message to the government.
The students were inspired by the protests of May 1968 in France, but they didn't use the same amount of violence. This was one of many political protests in 1968
Protests of 1968
The protests of 1968 consisted of a worldwide series of protests, largely participated in by students and workers.-Background:Background speculations of overall causality vary about the political protests centering on the year 1968. Some argue that protests could be attributed to the social changes...
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Borgerliga Studenter – Opposition '68
Borgerliga Studenter – Opposition '68
Borgerliga Studenter – Opposition '68 is a center-right political fraction of the compulsory student union at Stockholm University, created in 1968 as a reaction against the leftist student uprisings earlier the same year. Among its leading members have been Carl Bildt and Fredrik Reinfeldt, who...
was created as a reaction against the leftist students. The building itself is today part of the Stockholm School of Economics
Stockholm School of Economics
The Stockholm School of Economics or Handelshögskolan i Stockholm is one of Northern Europe's leading business schools. Its Masters in Management program is ranked no. 2 in Northern Europe and no. 13 in Europe by the Financial Times...
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