The following is a chronological list of significant revolutions throughout history, spanning broad socio-economic and technological shifts to political uprisings and regime changes. This list includes both global transitional periods—such as the Neolithic and Industrial revolutions—and specific national or regional political revolutions, ranging from ancient secessions to modern democratic movements.
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| Date | Revolution | Location | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50,000 BC | Upper Paleolithic Revolution | Global | Emergence of modern human behavior and advanced tool use. |
| 10,000–8,000 BC | Neolithic Revolution | Global | Widespread transition to agriculture and settlement. |
| 508–507 BC | Athenian Revolution | Classical Athens | Establishment of Athenian democracy. |
| 494, 449, 445, 342, 287 BC | Secessio plebis |  Roman Republic | Plebeians gained significant political rights and representation. |
| 747–750 | Abbasid Revolution | Umayyad Caliphate /  Abbasid Caliphate | Umayyad Caliphate overthrown; Abbasid Caliphate established. |
| 11th century AD – mid-18th century | Commercial revolution |  Europe | Transition to a trade-based, mercantile economy. |
| 1 February – 13 June 1290 | Khalji Revolution |  Delhi Sultanate | Khalji dynasty replaced the Mamluk dynasty. |
| 1351–1368 | White Lotus Revolution |  Yuan dynasty / Ming dynasty (China) | Yuan dynasty overthrown; Ming dynasty established. |
| 1465 | 1465 Moroccan revolution |  Morocco | Marinid dynasty overthrown. |
| 1543–1687 | Scientific Revolution | Europe | Transformation of societal views on nature and science. |
| 2nd half of 16th c. – 1st half of 17th c. | Price revolution | Europe | Significant inflation and economic restructuring across Europe. |
| 1640–1659 | Reapers' War (Catalan Revolution) | Principality of Catalonia / Catalan Republic (1640–1641) | Catalan Republic defeated; territory partitioned between Spain and France. |
| Mid-17th to late 19th centuries | British Agricultural Revolution |  Great Britain | Massive increase in agricultural productivity and land enclosure. |
| 1688 | Siamese revolution of 1688 | .svg){kind=small} Ayutthaya Kingdom (Siam) | King Narai overthrown; Phetracha founded the Ban Phlu Luang dynasty. |
| 1688 | Glorious Revolution (Bloodless Revolution) |  Kingdom of England | James II deposed by William III and his wife, Mary II; constitutional monarchy established. |
| 1688 | Glorious Revolution in Scotland |  Kingdom of Scotland | |
| 1689–1692 | Protestant Revolution (Maryland) |  Province of Maryland | Protestant Associators overthrew the Catholic proprietary government. |
| 1747 | Orangist revolution |  Dutch Republic | William IV appointed as the first hereditary Stadtholder. |
| 17th–19th centuries | Circassian Revolution |  Circassia | Internal social restructuring, ultimately overshadowed by Russian conquest. |
| c. 1760 – c. 1840 | Industrial Revolution | Great Britain / Global | Transition to mechanized manufacturing and new energy sources. |
| 22 March 1765 – 4 October 1849 | Atlantic Revolutions | Americas and Europe | Wave of independence movements and democratic transitions. |
| 1765–1783 | American Revolution |  United States | Thirteen Colonies achieved independence from Great Britain. |
| 1781–1795 | Batavian Revolution | Dutch Republic /  Batavian Republic | Dutch Republic overthrown; Batavian Republic established. |
| 1782 | Geneva Revolution of 1782 |  Republic of Geneva | Revolution crushed by foreign intervention. |
| 1789–1848 | Dual revolution | Europe | Simultaneous political and economic modernization across Europe. |
| 1789–1799 | French Revolution |  Kingdom of France /  French First Republic | Absolute monarchy abolished; First French Republic established. |
| 1789–1790 | Brabant Revolution |  Austrian Netherlands | Republic of United Belgian States defeated by Austrian forces. |
| 1789–1791 | Liège Revolution (Fortunate Revolution) |  Prince-Bishopric of Liège / Republic of Liège | Revolution crushed and Prince-Bishopric restored. |
| 21 August 1791 – 1 January 1804 | Haitian Revolution |  Saint-Domingue /  First Empire of Haiti | Abolition of slavery and establishment of an independent Haiti. |
| 14 February 1804 – 14 February 1835 | Serbian Revolution |  Ottoman Empire /  Revolutionary Serbia,  Principality of Serbia | De facto independence from the Ottoman Empire. |
| 25 May 1810 | May Revolution (Primera Junta) | Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata /  Argentina | Viceroy ousted; Primera Junta established. |
| 1820s | Revolutions during the 1820s | Europe / Latin America | Mixed results; some constitutional monarchies established, others crushed. |
| 1820 | Liberal Revolution of 1820 |  Portugal | Establishment of a constitutional monarchy. |
| 1820–1823 | Revolution of the Suns and Rays | South America | Conspiracy discovered and leaders executed. |
| 1821 | Greek Revolution | Ottoman Empire /  First Hellenic Republic | Independence achieved from the Ottoman Empire. |
| 1828–1831 | Decembrist revolution (Argentina) | Argentina | Governor Dorrego executed; Lavalle assumed temporary power. |
| 1830 | Revolutions of 1830 | Europe | Mixed political transitions across Europe. |
| 1830 | July Revolution | Kingdom of France /  July Monarchy | Charles X abdicated; Louis Philippe established the July Monarchy. |
| 25 August 1830 – 21 July 1831 | Belgian Revolution |  Belgium | Independence of Belgium from the Netherlands. |
| October 1833 | Revolution of the Restorers | Argentina | Governor Balcarce forced to resign. |
| 1835–1836 | Texas Revolution |  Centralist Republic of Mexico /  Republic of Texas | Independence from Mexico; Republic of Texas established. |
| 7 June 1835 – 1 March 1836 | Revolution of the Reforms |  Venezuela | Rebellion suppressed by the government. |
| 1–13 June 1857 | Revolution of the Ganhadores |  Empire of Brazil | Strike ended with partial concessions but mostly suppressed. |
| 9 September 1836 | September Revolution |  Kingdom of Portugal | Restoration of the liberal 1822 Constitution. |
| 15 September 1843 (N.S.) | 3 September 1843 Revolution | Kingdom of Greece | King Otto forced to grant a constitution. |
| 1846 | Revolution of Maria da Fonte | Kingdom of Portugal | Ended by foreign intervention and the Convention of Gramido. |
| 1848 | Revolutions of 1848 | Europe | Widespread liberal uprisings largely suppressed by conservative forces. |
| 12 January – 27 October 1848 | Revolutions of 1848 in the Italian states |  Italy (Italian states) | Rebellions crushed by Austrian and conservative armies. |
| 22–24 February 1848 | French Revolution of 1848 | July Monarchy / French Second Republic | July Monarchy overthrown; Second Republic established. |
| February 1848 – July 1849 | German revolutions of 1848–1849 |  German Confederation /  German Empire (1848–1849) | Revolutions defeated; Frankfurt Parliament dissolved. |
| 13 March 1848 – November 1849 | Revolutions of 1848 in the Austrian Empire |  Austrian Empire | Revolutions suppressed by the imperial army. |
| 15 March 1848 – 4 October 1849 | Hungarian Revolution of 1848 |  Hungary | Revolution crushed with Russian military assistance. |
| 8 April – 7 July 1848 | Moldavian Revolution of 1848 |  Moldavia | Quickly suppressed by authorities. |
| 23 June – 25 September 1848 | Wallachian Revolution of 1848 |  Wallachia | Crushed by Ottoman and Russian intervention. |
| 1848 | Sicilian revolution of 1848 |  Sicily | Suppressed by the Bourbon army. |
| 20 April – 31 December 1851 | 1851 Chilean revolution |  Chile | Rebellion defeated by the conservative government. |
| 11 September 1852 | Revolution of 11 September 1852 | Argentina | State of Buenos Aires seceded from the Argentine Confederation. |
| 1854 | Spanish Revolution of 1854 |  Spain | Start of the Bienio Progresista. |
| 5 January – 21 May 1859 | 1859 Chilean revolution | Chile | Government forces defeated the liberal rebels. |
| 23 October 1862 | 23 October 1862 Revolution |  Greece | King Otto deposed; George I elected king. |
| 19–27 September 1868 | Glorious Revolution (Spain) | Spain | Queen Isabella II deposed. |
| c. 1870 – c. 1914 | Second Industrial Revolution | Global | Rapid industrialization and widespread electrical/chemical advancements. |
| 1870–1872 | Revolution of the Lances |  Uruguay | Ended in a power-sharing agreement. |
| 9 July – 13 July 1873 | Petroleum Revolution |  First Spanish Republic | Anarchist strike crushed by the military. |
| October 1874 – 3 February 1875 | Coro Revolution | Venezuela | Rebellion defeated by the government. |
| 26–29 July 1890 | Revolution of the Park (Revolution of 1890 / '90) | Argentina | Rebellion militarily defeated. President resigned. |
| 16 January – 18 September 1891 | Revolution of 1891 |  Liberal Republic / Parliamentary Republic (Chile) | Beginning of the Parliamentary period. |
| 1893 | Argentine Revolution of 1893 | Argentina | Radical uprising suppressed by government forces. |
| 29 April – 10 June 1894 | Revolution of the 44 |  El Salvador | President Ezeta overthrown. |
| 11 January 1894 – 25 December 1895 | Donghak Peasant Revolution (Tonghak) |  Joseon (Korea) | Peasant army defeated by Joseon and Japanese forces. |
| 6–9 January 1895 | Hawaiian Counter-revolution of 1895 |  Republic of Hawaii | Royalist rebellion crushed by the Republic of Hawaii. |
| 23 August 1896 – 23 January 1899 | Philippine Revolution |  Philippines | Ended in a pact and transitioned into the Spanish-American War. |
| 1904 | Revolution of 1904 | Uruguay | Blanco rebel forces defeated by the Colorado Party. |
| 4–8 February 1905 | Argentine Revolution of 1905 | Argentina | Radical rebellion quickly suppressed. |
| 1905–1911 | Persian Constitutional Revolution |  Qajar Iran | Parliament and constitution established. |
| 22 January 1905 – 16 June 1907 | Russian Revolution of 1905 |  Russian Empire | State Duma created, but Tsarist autocracy largely retained. |
| 1905–1907 | Revolution in the Kingdom of Poland (1905–1907) |  Congress Poland | Suppressed by the Russian Empire. |
| 3–24 July 1908 | Young Turk Revolution | Ottoman Empire | Restoration of the 1876 Ottoman Constitution. |
| 3–5 October 1910 | 5 October 1910 revolution | Kingdom of Portugal / First Portuguese Republic | Monarchy abolished; First Portuguese Republic established. |
| 20 November 1910 – 1 December 1920 | Mexican Revolution |  Mexico | Porfiriato ended; Constitution of 1917 established. |
| 10 October 1911 – 12 February 1912 | 1911 Revolution (Xinhai Revolution) |  Qing dynasty /  Republic of China (1912–1949) | Qing dynasty overthrown; Republic of China established. |
| 28 November 1911 – 1912 | 1911 Revolution in Xinjiang | Xinjiang | Qing rule ended, leading to regional warlordism. |
| November 1911 – August 1912 | Mongolian Revolution of 1911 |  Bogd Khanate of Mongolia /  Mongolia | Independence declared from the Qing dynasty. |
| 1912–1923 | Irish revolutionary period | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland /  Irish Free State | Establishment of the Irish Free State. |
| 12 July – 12 September 1913 | Second Revolution (Republic of China) | Republic of China | Rebellion crushed by Yuan Shikai. |
| 1917–1923 | Revolutions of 1917–1923 | Europe | Wave of political unrest with mixed results across Europe. |
| 8 March 1917 – 25 October 1922 | Russian Revolution | Russia | Tsarist autocracy overthrown; Soviet state established. |
| 8–16 March 1917 | February Revolution | Russian Republic | Tsar Nicholas II abdicated; Provisional Government formed. |
| 7 November 1917 | October Revolution |  Russian SFSR | Bolsheviks seized power. |
| 28–31 October 1918 | Aster Revolution (Chrysanthemum Revolution) |  Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen /  First Hungarian Republic | First Hungarian Republic declared. |
| 28 October 1918 – 1 March 1920 | Revolutions and interventions in Hungary (1918–1920) | Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen / First Hungarian Republic,  Hungarian Soviet Republic /  Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946) | Soviet Republic fell; Horthy established a conservative regime. |
| 29 October – 9 November 1918 | German Revolution |  German Empire /  Weimar Republic | German Empire collapsed; Weimar Republic established. |
| November 1918 – 23 July 1919 | 1919 Egyptian revolution |  Sultanate of Egypt /  Kingdom of Egypt | Led to the UK recognizing Egyptian independence in 1922. |
| 15 May 1919 – 11 October 1922 | Turkish Revolution & Atatürk's reforms | Ottoman Empire /  Turkey | Ottoman Empire collapsed. Republic of Turkey established. |
| 1 March – 11 July 1921 | Mongolian Revolution of 1921 | .svg){kind=small} Occupation of Mongolia, Bogd Khanate of Mongolia /  Mongolian People's Republic | Chinese forces expelled; communist state established. |
| 2 February – 1 May 1924 | Second Honduran Civil War (Reclamation Revolution) |  Honduras | Rebels secured democratic elections. |
| 28 May 1926 | 28 May Revolution (National Revolution) | Portugal | First Republic overthrown; Ditadura Nacional established. |
| 3–24 October 1930 | Revolution of 1930 |  Brazil | First Republic ended; Getúlio Vargas assumed power. |
| 9 July – 2 October 1932 | Constitutionalist Revolution | Brazil | Paulista uprising defeated militarily, though a constitution was enacted later. |
| 24 June 1932 | Siamese revolution of 1932 |  Siam | Absolute monarchy transitioned to a constitutional monarchy. |
| 4–5 September 1933 | Cuban Revolution of 1933 (Sergeants' Revolt) |  Cuba | President Machado overthrown. |
| 5–19 October 1934 | Revolution of 1934 | Spain | Left-wing uprisings heavily suppressed by the government. |
| 17 February 1936 | February Revolution (Paraguay) |  Paraguay | President Ayala deposed; Rafael Franco took power. |
| 19 July 1936 – April 1939 | Spanish Revolution of 1936 |  Second Spanish Republic | Republic defeated; Francoist dictatorship established. |
| 1945–1975 | Green Revolution | Global | Massive agricultural advancements and increased crop yields. |
| 1947–present | Third Industrial Revolution | Global | Ongoing transition to digital and information technology. |
| 12 March – 24 April 1948 | Costa Rican Civil War (Revolution of '48) |  Costa Rica | Rebel victory led to the Second Costa Rican Republic. Military abolished. |
| 20 October 1944 – 27 June 1954 | Guatemalan Revolution |  Guatemala | Dictator Ubico ousted, starting a democratic period. |
| 17 August 1945 – 27 December 1949 | Indonesian National Revolution |  Dutch colonial empire /  Indonesia | Independence from the Netherlands recognized. |
| 13–28 August 1945 | August Revolution | .svg){kind=small} Empire of Vietnam /  Vietnam | Viet Minh seized control, leading to independence declaration. |
| 9 April 1947 – 18 November 1955 | Revolution of the King and the People |  French Morocco,  Spanish Morocco / Morocco | Independence achieved from France and Spain. |
| 1 August 1927 – 1 October 1949 | Chinese Communist Revolution |  China | People's Republic of China established. |
| 16–17 August 1949 | Revolution of the chaucha | Chile | Protests and riots suppressed by the government. |
| Late 1950s – early 1970s | Sexual revolution | Global | Significant shifts in societal attitudes towards sexuality. |
| 6 November 1950 – 18 February 1951 | 1950–1951 Nepalese revolution |  Kingdom of Nepal | Rana autocracy ended; constitutional monarchy restored. |
| 23 July 1952 | Egyptian revolution of 1952 |  Egypt | Monarchy overthrown; republic declared. |
| 26 July 1953 – 1 January 1959 | Cuban Revolution | Republic of Cuba (1902–1959) / Cuba | Fulgencio Batista overthrown; socialist state established. |
| 16–23 September 1955 | Revolución Libertadora | Argentina | Juan Perón overthrown by the military. |
| 23 October – 11 November 1956 | Hungarian Revolution of 1956 | Hungarian People's Republic | Revolution violently crushed by Soviet forces. |
| 14 July 1958 | 14 July Revolution |  Arab Federation /  First Republic of Iraq | Hashemite monarchy overthrown; republic established. |
| 1959–1961 | Rwandan Revolution | Kingdom of Rwanda /  Rwanda | Tutsi monarchy abolished; Hutu republic established. |
| 1960 | Quiet Revolution |  Quebec (Canada) | Peaceful secularization and modernization of society. |
| 11–26 April 1960 | South Korean April Revolution (4.19 Revolution) |  South Korea | President Syngman Rhee resigned. |
| 26 September 1962 – 1 December 1970 | North Yemen 26 September Revolution |  North Yemen | Mutawakkilite Kingdom overthrown; republic established. |
| 11 September 1961 – March 1970 | First Iraqi–Kurdish War (September Revolution) |  Kurdistan /  Iraq | Ended in the Iraqi–Kurdish Autonomy Agreement of 1970. |
| 26 January 1963 – 11 February 1979 | White Revolution (Shah and People Revolution) |  Iran | State-led modernization and land reform program. |
| 12 January 1964 | Zanzibar Revolution |  Sultanate of Zanzibar /  People's Republic of Zanzibar,  Zanzibar | Sultan overthrown; republic established. |
| 24 April – 3 September 1965 | April Revolution |  Dominican Republic | U.S. intervened. Constitutionalist defeat. |
| 16 May 1966 – 6 October 1976 | Cultural Revolution | China | Massive societal upheaval and political purges. Around 1 to 2 million deaths. Red Guards dissolved and Gang of Four arrested. |
| 13 January 1970 | White revolution (India) |  India | Massive increase in milk production and dairy development. |
| 28 June 1966 – 25 May 1973 | Argentine Revolution | Argentina | President Illia overthrown; military dictatorship established. |
| 1968–1970 | Black Power Revolution |  Trinidad and Tobago | Mutiny and protests suppressed by the government. |
| 1 September 1969 | 1969 Libyan revolution (al-Fateh Revolution) |  Kingdom of Libya /  Libyan Arab Republic | King Idris deposed; Muammar Gaddafi took power. |
| 13–16 November 1970 | Corrective Revolution (Syria) |  Ba'athist Syria | Hafez al-Assad seized absolute power. |
| 15 May 1971 | Corrective revolution (Egypt) | United Arab Republic / Egypt | Anwar Sadat purged rivals and consolidated power. |
| 15 April 1973 – 2 March 1977 | Cultural Revolution (Libya) | Libyan Arab Republic /  Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | Gaddafi solidified ideological control over Libyan society. |
| 27–28 April 1978 | Saur Revolution |  Republic of Afghanistan (1973–1978) /  Democratic Republic of Afghanistan | PDPA overthrew the government; socialist state established. |
| 13 March 1979 | Grenada Revolution |  Grenada / People's Revolutionary Government | New Jewel Movement established a Marxist-Leninist government. |
| 19 July 1961 – 25 April 1990 | Nicaraguan Revolution |  Nicaragua | Somoza dictatorship overthrown by the Sandinistas. |
| 7 January 1978 – 11 February 1979 | Iranian Revolution |  Pahlavi Iran / Islamic Republic of Iran | Pahlavi dynasty overthrown; Islamic Republic established. |
| 1980–1983 | Cultural Revolution in Iran | Iran | Academia purged of Western and non-Islamic influences. |
| 22–25 February 1986 | People Power Revolution (EDSA Revolution, February Revolution) | Philippines | Ferdinand Marcos ousted; Corazon Aquino became president. |
| 1988–1991 | Revolutions of 1989 | Europe | Collapse of communist regimes across Eastern Europe. |
| 14 June 1987 – 6 September 1991 | Singing Revolution |  Soviet Union /  Estonia,  Latvia,  Lithuania | Baltic states achieved independence from the Soviet Union. |
| 19 August 1989 – 3 October 1990 | Peaceful Revolution |  East Germany / Germany | Fall of the Berlin Wall and collapse of the SED regime. |
| 17 November – 29 December 1989 | Velvet Revolution |  Czechoslovak Socialist Republic / Czech and Slovak Federative Republic | Peaceful transition from communist rule. |
| 10 December 1989 – 9 March 1990 | Mongolian Revolution of 1990 | Mongolia | Peaceful transition to a multi-party democracy. |
| 16–25 December 1989 | Romanian revolution |  Romania | Nicolae Ceaușescu overthrown and executed. |
| 18 February – 8 April 1990 | 1990 Nepalese revolution | Kingdom of Nepal | Absolute monarchy ended; constitutional democracy established. |
| 17 August – 19 December 1990 | Log Revolution |  Croatia | SAO Krajina established, sparking the Croatian War of Independence. |
| 19 August – 15 September 1991 | Chechen Revolution |  Chechnya / Russia | De facto independence achieved from Russia. |
| 4 February 1992 – present | Bolivarian Revolution | Venezuela | Socialist reforms implemented by Hugo Chávez and successors. |
| 21st century – present | Fourth Industrial Revolution | Global | Ongoing transition integrating digital, biological, and physical technologies. |
| 29 September – 5 October 2000 | Bulldozer Revolution |  Serbia | Slobodan Milošević overthrown. |
| 17–20 January 2001 | Second EDSA Revolution | Philippines | Joseph Estrada ousted; Gloria Macapagal Arroyo became president. |
| 25 April – 1 May 2001 | EDSA III | Philippines | Pro-Estrada protests suppressed by the government. |
| 3–23 November 2003 | Rose Revolution |  Georgia | Eduard Shevardnadze forced to resign. |
| 22 November 2004 – 23 January 2005 | Orange Revolution |  Ukraine | Election results annulled; Viktor Yushchenko won revote. |
| 14 February – 27 April 2005 | Cedar Revolution |  Lebanon | Syrian military withdrew from Lebanon. |
| 22 March – 11 April 2005 | Tulip Revolution |  Kyrgyzstan | Askar Akayev overthrown. |
| 19–25 March 2006 | Jeans Revolution |  Belarus | Protests failed; Alexander Lukashenko remained in power. |
| 4–24 April 2006 | 2006 Nepalese revolution | Kingdom of Nepal / Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal | Parliament restored, leading to the monarchy's abolition. |
| 15 August 2007 – 26 September 2008 | Saffron Revolution |  Myanmar | Protests violently suppressed by the military junta. |
| 2009–2011 | Kitchenware Revolution |  Iceland | Government resigned; early elections held. |
| 6–15 April 2010 | 2010 Kyrgyz Revolution (Melon Revolution) | Kyrgyzstan | Kurmanbek Bakiyev overthrown. |
| 2010–2012 | Arab Spring |  Arab League / MENA | Wave of uprisings with varied outcomes across the MENA region. |
| 17 December 2010 – 14 January 2011 | Tunisian revolution (Tunisian Revolution of Dignity, Jasmine Revolution) |  Tunisia | Zine El Abidine Ben Ali ousted. |
| 20 February – 20 March 2011 | Greater Chinese Democratic Jasmine Revolution | China | Protests preemptively suppressed by the government. |
| 25 January – 11 February 2011 | 2011 Egyptian revolution | Egypt | Hosni Mubarak resigned. |
| 15 March 2011 – 8 December 2024 | Syrian revolution | Ba'athist Syria /  Syria | Bashar al-Assad regime overthrown. |
| 27 January 2011 – 27 February 2012 | Yemeni revolution |  Yemen | Ali Abdullah Saleh resigned. |
| 4 December 2011 – 18 July 2013 | Snow Revolution | Russia | Protests failed to prevent Vladimir Putin's return to the presidency. |
| 19 July 2012 – ongoing | Rojava Revolution | Syria /  DAANES | Ongoing conflict establishing the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria. |
| 18–23 February 2014 | Revolution of Dignity | Ukraine | Viktor Yanukovych ousted. |
| 27 May – 1 June 2014 | Abkhazian Revolution |  Abkhazia | Alexander Ankvab resigned. |
| 21 September 2014 – 6 February 2015 | Houthi Yemen 21 September Revolution | Yemen | Houthis took control of Sanaa and the government. |
| 26 September – 15 December 2014 | Umbrella Revolution |  Hong Kong | Protests ended without political concessions from Beijing. |
| 8–9 February 2016 | Fishball Revolution | Hong Kong | Unrest suppressed by police. |
| 12 April – 20 July 2016 | Colorful Revolution |  North Macedonia | Government resigned; early elections led to a change in power. |
| 26 October 2016 – 24 May 2017 | Candlelight Revolution | South Korea | Park Geun-hye impeached and removed from office. |
| 19 December 2018 – 18 December 2019 | Sudanese revolution |  Sudan | Omar al-Bashir overthrown by the military following protests. |
| 16 February 2019 – 30 April 2021 | Revolution of smiles (Hirak) |  Algeria | Abdelaziz Bouteflika resigned. |
| 1 October 2019 – early 2020 | 2019–2021 Iraqi protests (October / Tuk-Tuk Revolution) | Iraq | Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi resigned. |
| 2019–2021 | 17 October Revolution | Lebanon | Prime Minister Saad Hariri resigned. |
| 31 March – 8 May 2018 | 2018 Armenian revolution |  Armenia | Serzh Sargsyan resigned; Nikol Pashinyan became Prime Minister. |
| 21 October – 10 November 2019 | 2019 Bolivian protests (Pitita Revolution) |  Bolivia | Evo Morales resigned and fled the country. |
| 5–15 October 2020 | 2020 Kyrgyz Revolution | Kyrgyzstan | Sooronbay Jeenbekov resigned. |
| 2021–present | Spring Revolution | Myanmar | Ongoing armed conflict against the military junta. |
| 1 July – 5 August 2024 | July Revolution (Bangladesh) |  Bangladesh | Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country. |