Police intervention in the Civil Construction Federation
Violent intervention by the National Police in an assembly of the Federation of Civil Construction Workers on July 8, 1989, which resulted in the death of Manuel Maman Romeno and four wounded by gunfire.
On July 8, 1989, the National Police violently intervened with firearms and tear gas at an assembly being held at the premises of the Federation of Civil Construction Workers. The police intervention left one worker dead, identified as Manuel Maman Romeno, and four wounded by gunshot. This event was part of a series of violations of union freedom registered during 1989, according to CGTP complaints. The repression occurred during a union meeting at the federation's premises.