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In 1911, after years of oppressive monarchial rule, the Chinese people rebelled against Aisin-Gioro Puyi and succeded in finally overthrowing millinea of rule. The Republic of China was formed shortly after only to be reformed again by the Marxist Peoples Republic of China.
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After centuries of European rule, the Boers or the farmers rebel against thir British aggressors. This is one of the first rebellions in Africa.
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With the leadership of Vladimir Lenin, and a sluggish monarchy that has caused unemplyment off the charts and poor revenue. The Bolsheviks took charge by dethroning the king of Russia, King Nicholas II.
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The ethnic Kurdish population to the north of Turkey were very unhappy with the way things were running in the country so they rebelled. Unfortunately the Kurds had a lot less man power which ended up to be their demise. Results--decisive Turkish victory.
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As Communist China wanted more land, they looked upon the the Tibetians. As peaceful as the Buddhist Tibetians are, they wouldn't give up their holy land for a rogue confused state of China. So they rebelled against communist rule , and got crushed by the enormous and mighty Peoples Liberation Army (PLA). Since then, Tibet has remained under the control of the Chinese government which is showin no signs of letting up.
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After years of monarchy, the atchaic government even wanted reform but the dictator Thanom Kittikachorn predictably didn't want to leave. This sparked a nation-wide protest among Thailanders which forced the dictator and two close associates to flee the country. A short period of democratic rule began after this uprising.
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After a violent crackdown by the Indian Armed Forces on th Golden Temple in Amritsar, the Sikhs wanted revenge.They formed a guerilla group called te Khaistan Commando Force and started performing terroist activities such as car bombs, IED's, etc. Eventually the rebellion was thankfully quelled but, the Sikhs vowed for an independent country of Khalistan, one day.
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Despite Soviet attempts at encouraging communism, the three governments of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania all overthrew their governments by peacefully protesting, hence the term; bloodless.
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With the rest of the world, ridding themselves of communist rule, people in China also wanted reform, especially with their sluggish economy, virtually no job growth, and no freedom of speech or press. Unfortunately, this too led ot a violent and brutal crackdown by the Peoples Liberation Army. To this day China denies doing any wrong doing
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After decades of protest by both East and West Germans. The government finally buckled under international and domestic pressure. With cooperation between Mikhail Gorbachev and the German leaders. Slowly communist influences were deteriorating, and democracy started taking over.
