1. Bloody Monday in Russia - January 22 [O.S. January 9], 1905. A peaceful demonstration of workers led to a massacre by the Imperial Guard.
2. Bloody Monday in South Africa - March 21, 1960. A peaceful protest against the pass laws led to a massacre by the police.
3. Bloody Monday in Liberia - April 14, 1979. A peaceful protest against the government led to a massacre by the military.
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