swap_horiz Vietnamese August Revolution Alternatives

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Singing Revolution

The Singing Revolution refers to the nonviolent independence movements of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania from 1987 to 19...

Europe 20TH Century Nonviolent Independence

8.9 Great

2

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

8.3 Great

3

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

8.3 Great

4

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

5

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

8.2 Great

6

Chinese Communist Revolution

The Chinese Communist Revolution was the political and military struggle through which the Chinese Communist Party gaine...

Asia 20TH Century Nationalist Communist

8.1 Great

7

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

8

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

9

Xinhai Revolution

The Xinhai Revolution was the 1911 uprising that overthrew China's Qing dynasty and ended the country's imperial politic...

Asia 20TH Century Republican Anti Imperial

7.7 Good

10

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

11

Cuban Revolution

The Cuban Revolution was an armed revolt conducted by Fidel Castro's 26th of July Movement and its allies against the mi...

20TH Century Caribbean Communist Anti Imperialist

7.4 Good

12

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

13

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

14

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

15

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

16

Armenian Independence Movement

The Armenian independence movement was the political and popular campaign that led the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republi...

20TH Century Middle East Independence Successful

7.0 Good

17

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

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Laotian Revolution

The Laotian Revolution refers to the 1975 seizure of power by the communist Pathet Lao during the Laotian Civil War. Wit...

Asia 20TH Century Communist Successful

5.2 Mediocre

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Afghan Saur Revolution

The Saur Revolution was a coup in Afghanistan on 27 April 1978, led by the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan, or...

Military Asia 20TH Century Communist

2.7 Poor

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Cambodian Revolution

The Cambodian Revolution commonly refers to the Khmer Rouge's victory in the Cambodian Civil War and seizure of Phnom Pe...

Asia 20TH Century Communist Khmer Rouge

1.1 Poor