Revolution of the Month
Past revolution - On the morning of 16 June 1976, students from various schools in Soweto took to the streets in protest of Afrikaans being the medium of instruction in local schools. 20 000 students took part, 176 were killed and the day became known as the ‘Soweto Uprising’ or ‘June 16’. In memory ...
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May:
Past - The Glorious Revolution , also called the Revolution of 1688, was the overthrow of King James II of England (VII of Scotland and II of Ireland) in 1688 by a union of English Parliamentarians with an invading army led by the Dutch stadtholder William III of Orange-Nassau (William of Orange) who, as a result, ascended the English throne as Wil...
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April:
Past - The April Revolution , often referred to as the April 19 Revolution or April 19 Movement, was a popular uprising in
April 1960, led by labour and student groups, which overthrew the autocratic First Republic of South Korea under Syngman Rhee. The
revolution led to the peac...
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March:
Past - Large demonstrations started on March 13, 1848 in Vienna, Austria which resulted in the resignation of Prince von Metternich as chief advisor to Emperor Ferdinand I of Austria and his departure from Austria to live in England. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolutions_of_1848_in_the_German_states
Present - While Gaddaf...
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COUP has decided to do something unique (which of course doesn't come as a surprise!) We will be loading past and present Revolutions of the Month on our press office every month.
February:
Past - February Revolution
Present - Libyan activists catch Twitter bug
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