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Posted on March 14, 2010 | tags

 
 

World: A color-coded history of national protest movements

  • red The newest movement, in Thailand, is trying to push out prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva; the red team gave him a Monday deadline to resign.
  • orange Ukraine’s Orange
    Revolution
    took place
    after a 2004 election
    marred by massive
    corruption – but protests
    eventually won out.
  • green The Green Movement, still strong in Iran, gained strength after president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad unexpectedly won reelection last year.