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Revolution-based civil wars
- Spanish Civil WarOn the 12th of April 1931, the Republicans won the elections and the Second Spanish Republic was proclaimed two days later. King Alfonso XIII went into exile.
- Cuban RevolutionOn the 20th of May 1902, Cuba gained formal independence from the United States, yet political instability followed immediately.
- Russian Civil WarThe Russian Civil War erupted from the ashes of World War I and the collapse of imperial authority. In February 1917, Tsar Nicholas II abdicated his throne…
- Vietnam WarOn the 2nd of September 1945, Ho Chi Minh declared the independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. This declaration came after years of struggle…
- French RevolutionThe French Revolution lasted ten years, from the Estates General of 1789 to the Coup of 18 Brumaire on the 9th of November 1799.
- Chinese Civil WarIn 1923, Sun Yat-sen and Soviet representative Adolph Joffe met in Shanghai to sign the Sun, Joffe Manifesto. This declaration pledged Soviet assistance for…
- Korean WarOn the 10th of August 1945, Soviet forces entered northern Korea and secured most major cities by the 24th of August. US Colonels Dean Rusk and Charles H.
- Greek Civil WarIn April 1941, German forces advanced on Athens while King George II and his government fled to Egypt. They established a government-in-exile that lacked…
- Guatemalan Civil WarIn 1871, General Justo Rufino Barrios seized power in Guatemala and immediately began a campaign to transform the nation's economy.
- Nicaraguan RevolutionIn 1937, Anastasio Somoza García seized power in Nicaragua following a U.S. occupation that had lasted from 1912 to 1933.
- German revolution of 1918–1919In August 1914, the Social Democratic Party of Germany voted to approve war bonds requested by the imperial government. Ninety-six SPD deputies joined…
- Afghan conflictIn July 1973, a cousin named Mohammad Daoud Khan walked into the palace of Kabul and ended forty years of peace. The monarch, King Zahir Shah, did not fight…