swap_horiz Herero Uprising Alternatives

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Algerian Revolution

The Algerian Revolution, also called the Algerian War, was the armed struggle from 1954 to 1962 that ended French coloni...

20TH Century Africa Independence Anti Colonial

8.2 Great

2

Hungarian Revolution of 1956

The Hungarian Revolution of 1956 was a nationwide uprising against Hungary's Soviet-backed government and the political...

Europe 20TH Century Democratic Failed

8.1 Great

3

Indonesian National Revolution

The Indonesian National Revolution was the political and armed struggle that followed Indonesia's declaration of indepen...

Asia 20TH Century Independence Anti Colonial

8.1 Great

4

Irish War of Independence

The Irish War of Independence (1919–1921) was a guerrilla conflict between the Irish Republican Army and British forces...

Europe 20TH Century Independence Anti Colonial

8.0 Great

5

Soviet coup attempt of 1991

The Soviet coup attempt of August 1991 was an unsuccessful effort by senior Soviet officials to remove President Mikhail...

Europe 20TH Century Hardliner Failed

7.9 Good

6

Guinea-Bissau Revolution

The Guinea-Bissau War of Independence was an armed anticolonial struggle led by the African Party for the Independence o...

20TH Century Africa Independence Anti Colonial

7.6 Good

7

Tiananmen Square Uprising

The 1989 Tiananmen Square protests were a mass political movement centered in Beijing and involving students, workers, i...

Asia 20TH Century Democratic Anti Communist

7.6 Good

8

Namibian Independence Struggle

The Namibian Independence Struggle was SWAPO's armed and diplomatic campaign against South African administration from 1...

20TH Century Africa Independence Anti Colonial

7.4 Good

9

Burkina Faso Revolution of 1983

The Burkina Faso Revolution of 1983 occurred on August 4 when Captain Thomas Sankara led a successful coup to seize powe...

20TH Century Africa Socialist Anti Imperialist

7.3 Good

10

Mozambican Revolution

The Mozambican War of Independence was an armed conflict fought between 1964 and 1975 by the Mozambique Liberation Front...

20TH Century Africa Independence Anti Colonial

7.2 Good

11

Eritrean War of Independence

The Eritrean War of Independence (1961–1991) was a 30-year armed conflict in which the Eritrean People's Liberation Fron...

20TH Century Africa Independence Separatist

7.2 Good

12

Indian Rebellion of 1857

The Indian Rebellion of 1857, also known as the Sepoy Mutiny or India's First War of Independence, began on May 10, 1857...

19TH Century Asia Independence Anti Colonial

7.1 Good

13

Zimbabwean Liberation War

The Zimbabwean Liberation War, also called the Rhodesian Bush War or the Second Chimurenga, was an armed conflict fought...

20TH Century Africa Independence Anti Colonial

7.1 Good

14

Tibetan Uprising of 1959

The Tibetan Uprising of 1959 was a major revolt against Chinese rule in Tibet that began in Lhasa on 10 March, when larg...

Asia 20TH Century Independence Anti Communist

6.8 Fair

15

Kenyan Mau Mau Rebellion

The Kenyan Mau Mau Rebellion (1952–1960) was an armed uprising by the Kikuyu-led Land and Freedom Army against British c...

20TH Century Africa Independence Anti Colonial

6.8 Fair

16

Spanish Revolution of 1936

The Spanish Revolution of 1936 was a revolutionary transformation that developed in parts of Republican Spain after the...

Europe 20TH Century Socialist Anarchist

6.8 Fair

17

Sudanese Revolution of 1964

The Sudanese Revolution of 1964 was a mass political uprising in October 1964 that ended the military government led by...

20TH Century Africa Democratic Successful

6.8 Fair

18

Maji Maji Rebellion

The Maji Maji Rebellion was an armed uprising against German colonial rule in German East Africa, mainly in the territor...

20TH Century Resistance Africa Anti Colonial

6.4 Fair

19

Angolan Revolution

The Angolan Revolution describes the armed struggle that ended Portuguese colonial rule and the political conflict that...

20TH Century Africa Independence Anti Colonial

4.9 Poor

20

Rwandan Social Revolution

The Rwandan Social Revolution, also called the Hutu Revolution, was a period of political upheaval and ethnic violence t...

20TH Century Africa Ethnic Anti Colonial

3.7 Poor