List of Revolutions and Rebellions - 2000s

2000s

• 2000–2004: The Second Intifada, a continuation of the First Intifada, between Palestinians and Israel.
• 2000: The bloodless Bulldozer Revolution, first of the four colour revolutions, overthrows Slobodan Milošević's régime in Yugoslavia.
• 2001: The 2001 Macedonia conflict.
• 2001–present: The Taliban insurgency following the 2001 war in Afghanistan which overthrow Taliban rule.
• 2001: The 2001 EDSA Revolution peacefully ousts Philippine President Joseph Estrada after the collapse of his impeachment trial.
• 2001: Supporters of Philippines former president Joseph Estrada violently and unsuccessfully stage a rally, so-called the EDSA Tres, in an attempt of returning him to power.
• 2001: Cacerolazo in Argentina. Following mass riots and a period of civil unrest, popular protests oust the government and two additional interim presidents within months. December 2001 riots in Argentina
• 2003: The Rose Revolution, second of the colour revolutions, displaces the president of Georgia, Eduard Shevardnadze, and calls new elections.
• 2003–present: The Iraqi insurgency refers to the armed resistance by diverse groups within Iraq to the U.S. occupation of Iraq and to the establishment of a liberal democracy therein.
• 2003–present: The Darfur rebellion led by the two major rebel groups, the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM/A) and the Justice and Equality Movement, recruited primarily from the land-tilling Fur, Zaghawa, and Massaleit ethnic groups.
• 2004–present: The Shi'ite Uprising against the US-led occupation of Iraq.
• 2004: The Orange Revolution in Ukraine. After Viktor Yanukovych was declared the winner of the presidential elections people took to the streets in protest demanding new elections. This was the third colour revolution.
• 2004: A failed attempt at popular colour-style revolution in Azerbaijan, led by the groups Yox! and Azadlig.
• 2004–present: The Naxalite insurgency in India, led by the Communist Party of India (Maoist).
• 2005: The Cedar Revolution, triggered by the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, asks for the withdrawal of Syrian troops from Lebanon.
• 2005: The Tulip Revolution (a.k.a. Pink/Yellow Revolution) overthrows the President of Kyrgyzstan, Askar Akayev, and set new elections. This is the fourth colour revolution.
• 2005: April 15 Intifada - Arab uprising in Iranian province of Khuzestan.
• 2006: 2006 democracy movement in Nepal.
• 2006: The 2006 Oaxaca protests demanding the removal of Ulises Ruiz Ortiz, the governor of Oaxaca state in Mexico.
• 2006–present: The Mexican Drug War.
• 2007–present: The Civil war in Ingushetia
• 2007–2009: The Second Tuareg Rebellion in Niger.
• 2007: The Burmese anti-government protests, including the Saffron Revolution of Burmese Buddhist monks.
• 2008–present: The Armenian National Congress and HIMA Youth Initiative in Armenia.
• 2008: A Shiite uprising in Basra.
• 2008: Attacks in Lanao del Norte in the Philippines by Moro Islamic Liberation Front led by Kumander Bravo and Umbrfa Kato.
• 2009: After the disputed Iranian presidential election, an uprising known as the Green Movement started in Iran, demanding the resignation of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
• 2009: 2009 Bangladesh Rifles revolt took place in Dhaka, Bangladesh killing 57 army officers.
• 2009: A civil uprising popularly known as the Kitchenware Revolution brought down the Icelandic government after the collapse of the country's financial system in October 2008.
• 2009: The 2009 Malagasy political crisis in the Madagascar