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E artíkulo aki ta skirbí na papiamentu. Lo ta apresiá si por mantené e artíkulo aki na estilo di papiamentu. Trinta di Mei ta referí na e wèlga di trahadónan di refineria Shell (despues di 1985, yamá Refineria Isla) na Kòrsou riba dia 30 di mei 1969. Esaki a kousa dos morto i dies persona heridá. E dia akí tabata un punto históriko ...
30 di mei On the memorable day of May 30th, 1969, the refinery provided the flame which blew the inequalities within Curaçaoan society sky high. The conflict, which in a colonial setting aptly started as a labor strike for higher wages, quickly escalated into a racial revolt.
The 1969 Curaçao uprising ( Papiamento: Trinta di Mei, 'Thirtieth of May') was a series of riots on the Caribbean island of Curaçao, then part of the Netherlands Antilles, a semi-independent country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The uprising took place mainly on May 30, but continued into the night of May 31 – June 1, 1969.
30 di mei The influence of the refinery, and all that it entailed, reached far beyond its gates. Shell itself described it in a commemorative publication in 1965: “In 1915 the magic wand of industrialization transformed the idyllic natural environment of a pristine island.”
Wilson “Papa” Godett was the co-founder of the political party “Frente Obrero y Liberacion 30 di Mei” (Workers Front and Liberation 30 May). He played a leading role in the uprising in Curaçao on 30 May 1969.
The day known as "Trinta di Mei" (30 May), was a series of riots lasting from 30 May to 1 June 1969. They arose from a labor dispute on the Dutch-controlled Caribbean island nation of Curaçao.
30 di mei During the decades the refinery has been operational on Curaçao, several stages of development have occurred, including name changes, expansions and down turns. The Bataafsche Petroleum Maatschappij located in The Hague, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell in charge of locating, producing and refining oil, started its activities on ...
