February 5, 1917 – A law barring Asian immigration was passed over President Wilson's veto. (From the Daily Bleed)
February 5, 1997 – A 48-hour General Strike
occurred in Ecuador, culminating a month of street demonstrations
against the government's economic adjustment plan. 20,000 indigenous
people and peasant farmers set up roadblocks on the country's main
highways in support of the strike. The strike helped bring down
President Bucaram.
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