At the police cordon in Kerkstraat, Papa Godett was shot in the back while trying to calm the crowd. Manuel Gutierrez and Orlando Gerardina were killed; demonstrators moved into Punda and Otrobanda. The archive records both the violence and the uprisingโs broader social grievances.
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Who was wounded by police gunfire at the march?
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At the police cordon in Kerkstraat, Papa Godett was shot in the back while trying to calm the crowd. Manuel Gutierrez and Orlando Gerardina were killed; demonstrators moved into Punda and Otrobanda. The archive records both the violence and the uprisingโs broader social grievances.
The 30 May march used the slogan โbread and recognition.โ
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The phrase linked economic claims with a demand for dignity.