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Velvet Revolution

During November and December 1989, a largely peaceful movement ended Communist Party rule in Czechoslovakia. The Velvet...

Europe 20TH Century Democratic Anti Communist

9.05 Excellent

2

Dutch Revolt

Between 1568 and 1648, provinces of the Habsburg Netherlands resisted the rule of Philip II of Spain in the prolonged co...

Europe 16TH Century Independence Anti Colonial

8.90 Great

3

East German Peaceful Revolution

In 1989, a largely nonviolent protest movement broke the Socialist Unity Party's monopoly on power in the German Democra...

Europe 20TH Century Democratic Anti Communist

8.75 Great

4

Portuguese Carnation Revolution

The Carnation Revolution was a military-led uprising in Portugal on 25 April 1974 that overthrew the authoritarian Estad...

Europe 20TH Century Democratic Anti Authoritarian

8.65 Great

5

Greek War of Independence

The Greek War of Independence was an uprising against Ottoman rule that began in 1821 and led to the establishment of an...

Europe 19TH Century Independence Successful

8.35 Great

6

Russian October Revolution

The October Revolution was the Bolshevik seizure of power in Petrograd in November 1917 by the Gregorian calendar, or Oc...

Europe 20TH Century Communist Bolshevik

8.25 Great

7

Philippine People Power Revolution

The Philippine People Power Revolution was a largely nonviolent mass uprising in February 1986 that ended the authoritar...

Asia 20TH Century Nonviolent Democratic

8.25 Great

8

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

8.15 Great

9

Lithuanian Independence Movement

The Lithuanian independence movement was a political and civic campaign to restore Lithuania's sovereignty after decades...

Europe 20TH Century Independence Successful

8.15 Great

10

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

8.05 Great

11

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

7.95 Good

12

Russian February Revolution

The February Revolution was the first of Russia's two revolutions in 1917 and brought the Romanov monarchy to an end. It...

Europe 20TH Century Democratic Successful

7.85 Good

13

Vietnamese August Revolution

The Vietnamese August Revolution was the Viet Minh-led seizure of political power across Vietnam in August 1945, followi...

Asia 20TH Century Independence Communist

7.85 Good

14

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

7.55 Good

15

German Revolution of 1918

The German Revolution of 1918–1919 was a period of civil conflict that fundamentally restructured the German government...

Europe 20TH Century Republican Successful

7.45 Good

16

Belgian Revolution

The Belgian Revolution of 1830 was an uprising in the southern provinces of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands that l...

Europe 19TH Century Independence Nationalist

7.40 Good

17

Second Serbian Uprising

The Second Serbian Uprising occurred in April 1815 under the leadership of Miloš Obrenović, following the failed First S...

Europe 19TH Century Independence Successful

7.35 Good

18

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

7.35 Good

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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

7.20 Good

20

Georgian Independence Movement of 1991

The Georgian independence movement of 1991 culminated in Georgia's declaration of independence from the Soviet Union on...

Europe 20TH Century Independence Successful

6.65 Fair