North Korea became the first country to withdraw from the NPT and conduct a nuclear test in the 21st century.

WikiLeaks released massive troves of classified US military and diplomatic documents in 2010.

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.

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.