Word: boycott
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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BEIJING--Students yesterday paraded on campuses, made speeches on street corners and began organizing a nationwide boycott of classes to press their demands for democratic reform...
Protest leaders said students at Beijing universities planned to join a class boycott beginning today and to contact schools nationwide to persuade them to join...
...year old Ethiopian missed the 1988 Olympic marathon because his country joined North Korea's boycott of the Seoul Games. And though Mekonnen said he was happy he won yesterday, he said: "I don't consider it my Olympic race...
Pepsi recently announced that it decided to cancel prematurely its Madonna ad, but added that the decision was in no way sparked by outrage and calls for a Pepsi boycott from Christian groups. Sure. Nothing like explaining a cool $5 million toilet flush to your shareholders, now is there...
Those students who did attend class had to cross picket lines--at the height of the strike, two-thirds of the student body observed the boycott...