The EDSA Revolution may refer to three events in Philippine history referring to popular political upheavals occurring in the EDSA highway:
- People Power Revolution of 1986 that toppled the administration of Ferdinand Marcos after allegations of widespread cheating in the 1986 presidential elections.
- EDSA Revolution of 2001 that toppled the administration of Joseph Estrada after an aborted impeachment trial where prosecutors walked out after failing on a motion.
- 2001's EDSA III ("EDSA Tres" or "EDSA Three") that climaxed in the siege of the presidential palace while Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo remaining in office after the arrest of Joseph Estrada.
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“It is easier to run a revolution than a government.”
—Ferdinand E. Marcos (19171981)
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