Andorran Revolution

Andorran Revolution
Native name	Revolució del 1933
English name	Revolution of 1933
Date	April 5, 1933 – July 23, 1934
Location	Andorra
Motive	Universal male suffrage
Organised by	Young Andorrans
Participants	Young Andorrans,; FHASA workers
Outcome	Universal male suffrage achieved; 1933 Andorran parliamentary election held; passage of the Andorran Constitution of 1934;

The Andorran Revolution, also known as the Revolution of 1933, was a democratic uprising led by the Young Andorrans (a trade union related to the CNT-FAI) that called for political reforms, universal suffrage for all Andorrans and acted in defense of the rights of local and foreign workers during the construction of FHASA's hydroelectric power station in Encamp. On April 5, 1933, the Young Andorrans seized the Andorran Parliament. These actions were preceded by the arrival of Colonel René-Jules Baulard with 50 gendarmes and the mobilization of 200 local militias or sometent led by the Síndic Francesc Cairat.

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