12-3 incident
The 12-3 incident (Chinese: 一二·三事件; Portuguese: Motim 1-2-3) was a series of political demonstrations and riots against Portuguese colonial rule in Macau which occurred on December 3, 1966. The incident, inspired by the Cultural Revolution in the People's Republic of China (mainland China), occurred as a direct response to a violent police crackdown by colonial authorities against local Chinese protesters demonstrating against corruption and colonialism in Macau.
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Governor of Macau José Manuel Nobre de Carvalho signs a statement of apology under a portrait of Mao Zedong, January 29, 1967. | |||
| Date | December 3, 1966 | ||
| Location | Macau | ||
| Methods | Demonstrations, strikes, boycotts | ||
| Resulted in | Protesters' demands met
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| Death(s) | 8 | ||
| Injuries | 212 | ||
| Arrested | 62 | ||
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| Chinese | 一二·三事件 | ||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | One-two-three incident | ||||||||||||||
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| Portuguese | Motim 1-2-3 | ||||||||||||||
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Pressured by business leaders in Macau and the Chinese government, the colonial government agreed to meet the demands of the protesters and apologized for the police crackdown. Portuguese sovereignty over Macau severely diminished after the incident, leading to de facto Chinese suzerainty over the territory 33 years prior to the eventual handover of Macau.