‘Color’ 🟠 and ‘Flower’ 🌺Revolutions
4 prominent Color and Flower revolutions you must know for #UPSC Prelims. 📚🧵
4 prominent Color and Flower revolutions you must know for #UPSC Prelims. 📚🧵
1. Orange Revolution 🟠
- Ukraine (Nov 2004 - Jan 2005)
- Why? Election of 2004 believed to be rigged
- Revolution in favor of Viktor Yushchenko (Orange was his campaign color)
- Result: Election result invalid, repoll, Yushchenko returns are President
- Ukraine (Nov 2004 - Jan 2005)
- Why? Election of 2004 believed to be rigged
- Revolution in favor of Viktor Yushchenko (Orange was his campaign color)
- Result: Election result invalid, repoll, Yushchenko returns are President
2. Tulip Revolution🌷
- Kyrgyzstan revolution (to ouster President Askar Akayev)
- His family and allies won
- Foreign observers: "Election process is flawed"
- Result: Akayev fled to Russia; resigned there
- Kyrgyzstan revolution (to ouster President Askar Akayev)
- His family and allies won
- Foreign observers: "Election process is flawed"
- Result: Akayev fled to Russia; resigned there
3. Jasmine Revolution🌼
- Tunisia (national flower: Jasmine)
- In backdrop of unemployment, corruption, inflation, & low pol freedom
- A vegetable vendor self immolated after police confiscated his wares
- Sparked a youth movement leading to Arab Spring
- Tunisia (national flower: Jasmine)
- In backdrop of unemployment, corruption, inflation, & low pol freedom
- A vegetable vendor self immolated after police confiscated his wares
- Sparked a youth movement leading to Arab Spring
4. Lotus Revolution🪷
- Egypt; on annual police day in 2011 (Jan 25)
- Against police brutality
- Led to President Hosni Mubarak's ouster with power to army
- Egypt; on annual police day in 2011 (Jan 25)
- Against police brutality
- Led to President Hosni Mubarak's ouster with power to army
TL;DR
1. Orange (Ukraine) 🟠
2. Tulip (Kyrgyzstan)🌷
3. Jasmine (Tunisia)🌼
4. Lotus (Egypt)🪷
1. Orange (Ukraine) 🟠
2. Tulip (Kyrgyzstan)🌷
3. Jasmine (Tunisia)🌼
4. Lotus (Egypt)🪷
Loading suggestions...