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How Gen Z protests mirror French Revolution

Demonstrators match along the streets of Nakuru City to protest controversial Finance Bill 2024 on June 20,2024. [Kipsang Joseph,Standard]

If bad history appears to repeat itself, it is because we ignore the lessons. Or we don't know them.

It has been written of the French Revolution (1789-1792): "The French Revolution was gunpowder. When it was touched off, the blast rocked Europe. The like of it had never been known before."

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