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Kazi Nazrul Islam (1899-1973) was a Bengali poet deeply influential in Bangladesh. He is recognized as the nation’s national poet due to his powerful and rebellious verse. His work, frequently set to music, explored themes of social justice and resistance against oppression. Primarily writing in Ben...
Emiliano Zapata was a pivotal figure in Mexico’s 20th-century revolution. As a leading agrarian rebel, he championed the Plan de Ayala, advocating for land redistribution and returning property to rural communities. His actions profoundly influenced Mexican nationalism and continue to resonate with...
Miguel Hidalgo was a Mexican priest whose 1810 Grito de Dolores began Mexico's war of independence against Spanish colonial rule.
Túpac Amaru II was a Peruvian rebel of Inca descent who led a major 1780 uprising against Spanish colonial rule in the Andes.
Prolonged battle (2012–2016) in Syria's largest city, ending when Syrian government forces backed by Russia and Iran recaptured Aleppo from rebel groups in December 2016.
William Wallace was a Scottish resistance leader who defeated England at Stirling Bridge in 1297 and was executed in London in 1305.
Andres Bonifacio was a Filipino revolutionary who founded the Katipunan in 1892, launching organized revolt against Spanish colonial rule.
Túpac Katari was an Aymara rebel leader who besieged La Paz in 1781 during a major Indigenous uprising against Spanish rule.
August 2011 rebel offensive that captured the Libyan capital Tripoli from Gaddafi loyalists within days, effectively ending Muammar Gaddafi's four-decade rule.
Hristo Botev was a Bulgarian poet and revolutionary who led an armed detachment from Romania during the 1876 April Uprising.
Yemelyan Pugachev was a Cossack pretender who led Russia's 1773-1775 revolt against Catherine II, claiming to be the late Peter III.
Vincent Ogé was a free man of color in Saint-Domingue who led a 1790 revolt for civil rights and was broken on the wheel in 1791.
Li Zicheng was a Chinese rebel leader whose forces captured Beijing in 1644, ending the Ming dynasty before he was defeated by Qing-aligned armies.
Gabriela Silang was a Filipino rebel leader who continued an Ilocano uprising against Spanish rule in 1763 after the death of Diego Silang.
Hong Xiuquan was the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's leader, whose Christian-inspired movement launched the Taiping Rebellion in China in 1851.
Mirza Kuchik Khan was an Iranian revolutionary who led the Jungle Movement in Gilan and helped form the short-lived Gilan Soviet Republic in 1920.
