Cross in Milluni cemetery commemorating miners killed on 24th May 1965, Mt Huayna Potosi in background, Cordillera Real, Bolivia
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Cross in Milluni cemetery commemorating miners killed on 24th May 1965, Mt Huayna Potosi in background, Cordillera Real, Bolivia
In May 1965 miners across the country were taking part in a general strike against the military dictatorship of René Barrientos Ortuño. Many in Milluni were killed when the army and air force attacked attacked the mine and surroundings.