Color Revolutions Flashcards
Bulldozer Revolution
Yugoslavia, 2000
Removed Slobodan Milosevic
Installed: Vojislav Kostunica
Orange Revolution
Ukraine, 2004
Overthrew: Viktor Yanukovitch
Installed: Viktor Yushchenko
Rose Revolution
Georgia, 2003
Overthrew: Eduard Shevardnadze
Installed: Mikhail Saakashvili
Tulip Revolution
Kyrgystan, 2005
Overthrew: Akayev
Installed: Bakiyev
Denim Revolution
Belarus, 2005-2006 (failed)
Leader: Lukashenko
Opposition leader: Milinkevich
Where did some obviously fraudulent elections in the 2000s take place that the U.S. and Europe did nothing about?
Egypt (Sissi), Kazakhstan (Nazarbayev), Azerbaijan (Aliyev)
Snow Revolution
Russia, 2011 (failed)
Incumbent: Vladimir Putin
Opposition Leader: Alexei Navalny
(Remember: Medvedev was in office from 2008-2012)
Name some of the U.S. institutions and NGOs involved in instigating and organizing the color revolutions.
• CIA
• United States Agency for International Development (USAID - a CIA front)
• National Endowment for Democracy (NED)
• National Democratic Institute (NDI)
• International Republican Institute (IRI)
• Soros Foundation
• Open Society Foundation
• International Renaissance Foundation
• Atlantic Council
(There were also various other nation-specific NGOs like Otpor in Serbia.)
OK ‘98
Slovakia, 1997-98
Incumbent: Vladimir Mečiar
Opposition Leader: Paval Demeš
What is the UNA-UNSO?
Ukrainian National Assembly - Ukrainian People’s Self-Defense
A coalition of Ukrainian nationalist groups, founded in 1990 that, at LEAST originally, venerated Mussolini. They supported Viktor Yushchenko during the Orange Revolution. In fact, they provided men to serve as his security detail.
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Ganja Uprising
Azerbaijan 1993
Abulfaz Elchibey was overthrown in favor of Heydar Aliyev, who remains in power to this day.
This is the coup that was at least partly funded by BP and Amoco. It’s not really one of the color revolutions, but it deserves inclusion.
