The levee failures in New Orleans caused catastrophic flooding and loss of life.

Protesters carrying roses stormed the parliament, leading to the resignation of Eduard Shevardnadze.

The self-immolation of street vendor Mohamed Bouazizi in Tunisia sparked protests that spread across the Arab world.

Angela Merkel served as Chancellor from 2005 to 2021, becoming a dominant figure in European politics.

The Orange Revolution was a series of protests against a rigged presidential election, resulting in a revote won by Viktor Yushchenko.

The US boycotted the Moscow games to protest the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.

Student-led protests for democracy were forcibly suppressed by the Chinese military in June 1989.

Students in Soweto protested against being forced to learn in Afrikaans, the language of the apartheid government.

South African police fired on protesters demonstrating against pass laws, killing 69 people and leading to the banning of the ANC and PAC.

Launched by Gandhi during WWII, it was a mass protest demanding an orderly British withdrawal from India.