Colour revolution

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The colour revolutions (also spelt color revolutions) were a series of often non-violent protests and accompanying (attempted or successful) changes of government and society taking place in post-Soviet states (particularly Georgia, Ukraine, and Kyrgyzstan) and the former Yugoslavia during the late 20th and early 21st centuries. The aim of the colour revolutions is to establish Western-style democracies. They were primarily triggered by election results widely viewed as falsified. The colour revolutions are marked by the use of the internet as a method of communication, as well as a strong role of non-governmental organizations in the protests. Some of these movements have been successful in their goal of removing the government, such as: Federal Republic of Yugoslavia's Bulldozer Revolution (2000) Georgia's Rose Revolution (2003) Ukraine's Orange Revolution (2004) Kyrgyzstan's Tulip Revolution (2005) Armenia's Velvet Revolution (2018). They have been described by political scientists...

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