page_title: West German student movement
section_title: 1967 protests
hierarchical_section_title: West German student movement / Prelude / 1967 protests
caption_attribution_description: Ludwig Binder: Studentenrevolte 1967/68, West-Berlin; veröffentlicht vom Haus der Geschichte der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
context_page_description: The West German student movement or sometimes called the 1968 movement in West Germany was a social movement that consisted of mass student protests in West Germany in 1968, participants in the movement would later come to be known as 68ers. The movement was characterized by protesting students' rejection of traditionalism and of German political authority which included many former Nazi officials. Student unrest had started in 1967 when student Benno Ohnesorg was shot by a policeman during a protest against the visit of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran. The movement is considered to have formally started after the attempted assassination of student activist leader Rudi Dutschke, which sparked various protests across West Germany. The movement would create lasting changes in German culture.
context_section_description: In June 1967 during the state visit of the Shah of Iran, the SDS organized a protest of his visit, criticizing him as a brutal dictator that should not have been welcome in West Germany. The protest was repressed by police and Iranian agents who beat protesters and ended up shooting and killing demonstrating student Benno Ohnesorg. Protests against police brutality would erupt across the country and bring the mayor of Berlin and the police chief to resign. In the fall of 1967 students would establish "Critical Universities" where students would occupy classrooms and give critiques of university structure as well as educate other students in New Left thought.
caption: Protest against Shah of Iran
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