The Revolutions of 1989 - 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 and Uprisings
- 1989: Velvet Revolution (Czechoslovakia)
- 1989: Romanian Revolution.
- 1989: Peaceful Revolution (East Germany)
- 1989: Rendszerváltás (Hungary)
- 1989: Marxist-Leninism collapses in Bulgaria.
- 1989: Tienanmen Square Protests (China).
- 1989: Caracazo (Venezuela).
- 1989: Liberian Civil War begins.
- 1989: Madagascan Democracy Movement begins.
- 1989: Ivorian Democracy Movement begins.
- 1989: The Civic Crusade (Panama)
- 1990: Gabon Uprising
- 1990: Reunification of Germany.
- 1990: Central African Republic General Strike.
- 1990: The Namibian War for Independence ends.
- 1990: End of Apartheid (South Africa).
- 1990: The Oka Uprising (Canada).
- 1990: Poll Tax Uprising (UK)
- 1990: Mass Uprising in Bangladesh.
- 1990: Zimbabwean Riots.
- 1990: Zambian Food Riots.
- 1990: Marxist-Leninism collapses in Mozambique, ending the civil war.
- 1991: Marxist-Leninism collapses in Angola, nearly ending the civil war.
- 1991: Marxist-Leninism collapses in Benin.
- 1991: Marxist-Leninism collapses in Somalia, beginning a civil war.
- 1991: March Revolution (Mali)
- 1991: Cameroonian General Strike.
- 1991: Togolese Democracy Movement begins.
- 1991: The USSR collapses into Russia.
- 1991: Sierra Leone Civil War begins.
- 1992: Malawian Democracy Movement begins.
- 1992: Kenyan Democracy Movement begins.
- 1992: Nepalese General Strike.
Strikes, Mutinies and Other Events
- 1989: Numerous political scandals in Belgium occur over the next 3 years.
- 1989: Pittston Coal Strike (USA)
- 1989: Australian Pilots Strike
- 1990: Guns for Antigua exposed.
- 1992: Mani Pulite (Italy)