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The overthrow of Catholic King James II of England by a union of English Parliamentarians and the Dutch stadtholder William III of Orange-Nassau. Established the supremacy of Parliament over the Crown and created the English Bill of Rights.
The rebellion of thirteen North American colonies against British imperial rule. Fueled by debates over representation and taxation, the war resulted in the formation of the United States of America.
The Thirteen Colonies Insurgent Bounds reached its territorial peak and historical borders under prominent commanders and rulers including Continental Congress / Washington.
A watershed period of social and political upheaval in France. The revolution overthrew the absolute monarchy, stripped the feudal aristocracy of privileges, and established the Declaration of the Rights of Man.
The only successful slave rebellion in human history. Enslaved populations in the French colony of Saint-Domingue revolted, defeated European armies, abolished slavery, and declared independence as the free republic of Haiti.
A series of patriotic military campaigns that threw off Spanish colonial rule across South America. Led by Simon Bolivar ('The Liberator') in the north and Jose de San Martin in the south, resulting in the creation of independent republics.
The Gran Colombia Liberated Territory reached its territorial peak and historical borders under prominent commanders and rulers including Simón Bolívar / Santander.
The rebellion that overthrew the Bourbon King Charles X, who had attempted to restrict the press and limit voting rights. In his place, the liberal Louis-Philippe of Orleans was crowned as the 'Citizen King' in a constitutional monarchy.
A massive wave of popular revolutions that swept across Europe, demanding constitutional reforms, democratic representation, national unification, and workers' rights. While most were suppressed, they laid the groundwork for modern European democracies.
The overthrow of the Russian Provisional Government (which had replaced the Tsar) by Vladimir Lenin's Bolsheviks. This led directly to the Russian Civil War and the creation of the Soviet Union (USSR).
The Bolshevik Red Republic Core (Civil War) reached its territorial peak and historical borders under prominent commanders and rulers including Vladimir Lenin / Leon Trotsky.
The climactic phase of the Chinese Civil War following WWII. Mao Zedong's peasant-backed Communist forces defeated the Nationalist Kuomintang, leading to the proclamation of the People's Republic of China.
The popular uprising that overthrew the Western-backed monarchy of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Guided by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini from exile, it replaced the monarchy with an Islamic Republic.