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Hence, civil disobedience is sometimes equated with peaceful protests or nonviolent resistance. [1] [2] Henry David Thoreau's essay Resistance to Civil Government, first published in 1849 and then published posthumously in 1866 as Civil Disobedience, popularized the term in the US, although the concept itself was practiced long before this work.
Shaheen Bagh protest: Peaceful protests led by Muslim ladies against CAA among other things. 2020–2021 Belarus 2020–2021 Belarusian protests: Peaceful mass demonstrations against the contested re-election of President Alexander Lukashenko and state violence. 2020–2021 India 2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest
A peaceful revolution or bloodless coup is an overthrow of a government that occurs without violence. If the revolutionists refuse to use violence, it is known as a nonviolent revolution. If the revolutionists are willing to use force, but the loyalists (government) negotiate or surrender to divert armed conflict, it is called a bloodless war .
The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was an armed conflict that comprised the final eight years of the broader American Revolution, in which American Patriot forces organized as the Continental Army and commanded by George Washington defeated the British Army.
The Indian independence movement was a series of historic events in South Asia with the ultimate aim of ending British colonial rule. It lasted until 1947, when the Indian Independence Act 1947 was passed. The first nationalistic movement for Indian independence emerged in the Province of Bengal.
Violent ways of punishing criminals and prisoners of war was not explicitly condemned in Buddhism, [128] but peaceful ways of conflict resolution and punishment with the least amount of injury were encouraged. [129] [130] The early texts condemn the mental states that lead to violent behavior. [131]
United States Declaration of Independence (1776) The 27 grievances is a section from the United States Declaration of Independence. The Second Continental Congress's Committee of Five drafted the document listing their grievances with the actions and decisions of King George III with regard to the colonies in North America. The Second ...
Losing the war and the Thirteen Colonies was a shock to Britain. The war revealed the limitations of Britain's fiscal-military state when they discovered that they suddenly faced powerful enemies with no allies, and they were dependent on extended and vulnerable transatlantic lines of communication. The defeat heightened dissension and ...