Revolutions of 1986 - 1992

The Revolutions of 1986 - 1992, otherwise called the Autumn of Nations or Fall of Nations, were a revolutionary wave that occurred near the end of the 20th century that saw the greatest number of collapsing dictatorships in human history, with x% of dictatorships becoming representative democracies.

Revolutions, Mutinies and Uprisings

• 1987: The Civic Crusade (Panama)
• 1987: June Democratic Uprising (South Korea)
• 1989: Caracazo (Venezuela)
• 1989: Madagascan Democracy Movement
• 1990: Osaka Uprising (Japan)
• 1990: Gabonese Uprising
• 1990: Oka Uprising (Canada)
• 1992: Malawi Democracy Movement

Strikes and Other Events

• 1988: Federation of Community Forest Users established (Nepal)
• 1988: Daintree Rainforest Campaign (Australia)
• 1990: Melbourne Tramworkers' Strike (Australia)
• 1990: Ernst-Kirchweger-Haus created (Austria)
• 1990: Moroccan General Strike

Results

• The greatest collapse in authoritarianism in global history, with dictatorships and authoritarianism falling in an area equivalent to 67 modern countries :
  • 1986: Philippines
  • 1987: Burkina Faso, Eswatini, South Korea
  • 1988: Myanmar, Taiwan
  • 1989: Comoros, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Lebanon, Liberia, Namibia, Panama, Paraguay, Poland, Romania, Sudan
  • 1990: Benin, Cape Verde, Chad, Chile, Gabon, Lithuania, Moldova, Mongolia, Nicaragua, Sao Tome, Trinidad and Tobago, Yemen, Zambia
  • 1991: Albania, Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Djibouti, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Niger, Russia, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Tajikistan, Togo, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
  • 1992: Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Congo, El Salvador, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Tanzania
  • 1993: Burundi, Ivory Coast, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique
  • 1994: Guinea-Bissau, South Africa