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France
Revolutionaries revolted. Want "Liberty, equality, and Fraternity". Government is overthrown and there is no longer a king. -
Russia
People revolt and overthrow Czar. Replaced by Aleksandr Kerensky -
India
Gandhi and followers revolt. Protest against English salt monopoly. Gandhi is later assasinated -
Egypt
People want a democracy. King Farouk is driven into exile. For more than half a century, Egypt remains a military dictatorship in civilian garb. -
Cuba
People revolt against Fulgencio Batista. Fidel Castro then becomes dictator -
Iran
Radical followers of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini take over, and mass executions ensue -
Nicaragua
Revolt against dictator Anastasio Somoza Debayle. -
Philippines
Revolt against dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos. He is overthrown and a president is elected. Modern example of a peaceful revolution.