# Courrières mine disaster (1906)

URL: https://history-france.com/timeline/1906-courrieres-mine-disaster
Location: Pas-de-Calais

A massive mine explosion killed more than a thousand workers and intensified labor protest. Within the broader Third Republic period, The Third Republic survived war, the Commune, constitutional crises and fierce ideological conflict. It expanded mass schooling and empire, faced the Dreyfus Affair, fought World War I and entered the troubled interwar era. At this point in the timeline, the relevant governing authority is Armand Fallières (President of the French Republic). Courrières mine disaster is a useful marker in the longer transformation of political authority, society and culture in France. The event is positioned here so visitors can read it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion, culture and France’s wider international setting.

## Why it matters
Courrières mine disaster is a useful marker in the longer transformation of political authority, society and culture in France.

Ruler at the time: [Armand Fallières](https://history-france.com/rulers/armand-fallieres)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Courrières mine disaster](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Courri%C3%A8res+mine+disaster&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Courrières mine disaster](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Courri%C3%A8res+mine+disaster)
- [Vie-publique — French institutions and history](https://www.vie-publique.fr/)