Rose Revolution

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political revolution protest movement

The Rose Revolution was a peaceful protest movement in Georgia in 2003 that led to the resignation of President Eduard Shevardnadze and a transition to a more pro-Western government.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Rose Revolution canonical 3
Rose Revolution demonstrations of 2003 1
Rose Revolution in Georgia 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf political revolution ⓘ
protest movement ⓘ
afterEvent 2004 Georgian presidential election ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Revolution of Roses ⓘ
chronology occurred shortly after the 2003 Georgian parliamentary elections ⓘ
country Georgia ⓘ
endTime November 2003 ⓘ
followedBy presidency of Mikheil Saakashvili ⓘ
hasCause allegations of electoral fraud in the 2003 Georgian parliamentary elections ⓘ
hasEffect deterioration of Georgia–Russia relations ⓘ
increased pursuit of European Union integration by Georgia ⓘ
increased pursuit of NATO membership by Georgia ⓘ
peaceful transfer of power in Georgia ⓘ
resignation of President Eduard Shevardnadze ⓘ
shift toward a pro-Western foreign policy in Georgia ⓘ
strengthening of Georgia–United States relations ⓘ
influenced democratic movements in other post-Soviet states ⓘ
location Tbilisi ⓘ
mannerOf nonviolent resistance ⓘ
peaceful protest ⓘ
mediaCoverage extensive international media attention ⓘ
namedAfter roses carried by demonstrators ⓘ
opposedBy Russian government officials ⓘ
pro-Shevardnadze political forces ⓘ
opposedTo alleged corruption in the Shevardnadze government ⓘ
electoral fraud in Georgia ⓘ
participant Eduard Shevardnadze ⓘ
Georgian civil society groups ⓘ
Georgian opposition parties ⓘ
Georgian students ⓘ
Mikheil Saakashvili ⓘ
Nino Burjanadze ⓘ
Zurab Zhvania ⓘ
non-governmental organizations in Georgia ⓘ
partOf post-Soviet color revolutions ⓘ
politicalOrientation pro-Western ⓘ
reformist ⓘ
precededBy Eduard Shevardnadze ⓘ
surface form: Eduard Shevardnadze presidency
result Eduard Shevardnadze resigned on 23 November 2003 ⓘ
Nino Burjanadze became acting president of Georgia ⓘ
victory of Mikheil Saakashvili in the 2004 presidential election ⓘ
significantAction mass street demonstrations in Tbilisi ⓘ
occupation of government buildings by protesters ⓘ
opposition supporters entered the Georgian Parliament holding roses ⓘ
similarTo Orange Revolution ⓘ
Tulip Revolution ⓘ
startTime November 2003 ⓘ
timePeriod post-Soviet era ⓘ

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Mikheil Saakashvili → participatedIn → Rose Revolution ⓘ
Freedom Square → significantEvent → Rose Revolution ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rose Revolution demonstrations of 2003
Saakashvili → movement → Rose Revolution ⓘ
subject surface form: Mikheil Saakashvili
Saakashvili → knownFor → Rose Revolution ⓘ
subject surface form: Mikheil Saakashvili
this entity surface form: Rose Revolution leadership
United National Movement → participatedIn → Rose Revolution ⓘ
Mikheil → notableFor → Rose Revolution ⓘ
subject surface form: Mikheil Saakashvili
this entity surface form: Rose Revolution in Georgia