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1984–1985 United Kingdom miners' strike

Lead figuresArthur ScargillIan MacGregorMargaret ThatcherLeon BrittanPeter WrightNumberOrgreave: 5,000CasualtiesDeaths6InjuriesPolice: 51NUM: 72Arrested11,291Detained150–200Charged8,392From 1984 until 1985, a major miners' strike shook the British coal industry in response to proposed closures of uneconomic pits.

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