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The **University of Havana Strike** was a [student
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strike](https://libsoc-wiki.fandom.com/wiki/Student%20Strike) in Havana,
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[Cuba](https://libsoc-wiki.fandom.com/wiki/Cuba),
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[1892](https://libsoc-wiki.fandom.com/wiki/Timeline%20of%20Libertarian%20Socialism%20in%20the%20Caribbean)
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in protest of cuts to university funding.
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## Background
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The strike began after the announcement of the Robledo Decree, which
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[cut government funding](https://libsoc-wiki.fandom.com/wiki/Austerity)
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for university. This caused university workers to be fired, a reduction
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in wages for the rest of them and the cutting of PhD
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programs.[\[1](https://libsoc-wiki.fandom.com/wiki/University%20of%20Havana%20Strike%20\(1892\)?veaction=edit&redlink=1#)\]
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## Events
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Students stopped attending classes for seven weeks and posted notes
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expressing their frustration all over the universities
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walls.[\[1](https://libsoc-wiki.fandom.com/wiki/University%20of%20Havana%20Strike%20\(1892\)?veaction=edit&redlink=1#)\]
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## Results
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The strike resulted in the reversing of the Robledo Decree, increasing
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funding for
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universities.[\[1](https://libsoc-wiki.fandom.com/wiki/University%20of%20Havana%20Strike%20\(1892\)?veaction=edit&redlink=1#)\]
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## References
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\[1\] Global Nonviolent Action Database: "Students at the University of
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Havana Strike to Restore Doctoral Degrees" |