The **Belgian General Strike of 1893** was a [general
strike](List_of_General_Strikes "wikilink") in
[Belgian](Belgium "wikilink") for universal suffrage in
[1893](Timeline_of_Libertarian_Socialism_in_Western_Europe "wikilink").

## Background

Several failed strikes and growing demand for universal suffrage
triggered the strike.

## Events

15,000 miners and 65 factories went on strike.

## Results

The general strike did not result in full suffrage but did expand it.

## References

[Global Nonviolent Action
Database](Global_Nonviolent_Action_Database "wikilink") - [Belgian
socialists strike for universal male
suffrage, 1893](https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/belgian-socialists-strike-universal-male-suffrage-1893)