Seeds of Fire: A People’s Chronology
Recalling events that happened on this day in history.
Memories of struggle, resistance and persistence.
Compiled by Ulli Diemer
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February 22, 1848
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Anger over the outlawing of political banquets (a popular means of holding political meetings) brings crowds of Parisians flooding out into the streets. The crowds direct their anger against King Louis Philippe and his chief minister, Guizot. Shouting “Down with Guizot” and “Long Live the Reform” the crowds march past Guizot’s residence. The next day, February 23rd, Guizot resigns, but the revolt continues.
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February 22 - March 5, 1899
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American and British forces intervene in Nicaragua to ‘protect their interests’ during an insurrection.
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February 22, 1922
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Birth of Apostolos Santas (1922-2011), Greek radical and political activist, known particularly for his participation in the resistance to the Nazi occupation of Greece.
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February 22, 1943
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Hans Scholl, Sophie Scholl, and Christoph Probst, university students and members of the anti-Nazi resistance group The White Rose, are executed in Munich. Three other members of the group are captured and executed later in the year.
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February 22 - 25, 1986
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The ‘People Power Revolution’: A series of massive popular demonstrations against the Marcos dictatorship in the Philippines, originally starting in 1983, and reaching a peak in early 1986, with millions of people in the streets. On February 25, with support for his regime crumbling, Marcos decides to flee the country. The United States, Marcos’ patron since his assumption of power in 1965, quickly sends helicopters to pick up Marcos and other top officials in the regime to take them out of the country.
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