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Article: General Strike Gains Support In Panama
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- March 2, 1988
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A strike to protest the rule of Panamanian military strongman
Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega gathered strength today despite signs of
an intensified crackdown by security forces on its proponents.
The strike, in its second day, paralyzed much of the capital,
shutting shopping centers, gas stations, supermarkets, financial
institutions and industries. Diplomats estimated that the strike
halted 75 percent of the capital's economic activity, and organizers
said they planned to continue it at least through Wednesday.
The main organizing group, the National Civic Crusade, put the
strike's effectiveness at 85 percent. The vital banking sector, the
biggest in the region, was effectively closed as ...