# Unrest

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{{Short description|Sociopolitical turbulence and discontent, may involve riots}}
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'''Unrest''', also called '''disaffection''', is a [sociological](/source/sociological) phenomenon, including:
* [Civil disorder](/source/Civil_disorder)
* [Domestic terrorism](/source/Domestic_terrorism)
* [Industrial unrest](/source/Industrial_unrest)
* [Labor unrest](/source/Labor_unrest)
* [Rebellion](/source/Rebellion)
* [Riot](/source/Riot)
* [Strike action](/source/Strike_action)
* [State of emergency](/source/State_of_emergency)

== Notable historical instances of unrest ==
* 19th century [Luddite](/source/Luddite)s
* 1978–79 [Winter of Discontent](/source/Winter_of_Discontent) ([UK](/source/United_Kingdom))
* 1989 [Purple Rain Revolt](/source/Purple_Rain_Protest) ([South Africa](/source/South_Africa))
* [2003 Maldives civil unrest](/source/2003_Maldives_civil_unrest)
* 2004 [Unrest in Kosovo](/source/Unrest_in_Kosovo)
* [2005 Belize unrest](/source/2005_Belize_unrest)
* [May 2005 unrest in Uzbekistan](/source/May_2005_unrest_in_Uzbekistan)
* [Arab Spring](/source/Arab_Spring)
* [Post-coup unrest in Egypt (2013–14)](/source/Post-coup_unrest_in_Egypt_(2013%E2%80%9314))
* [2014 pro-Russian conflict in Ukraine](/source/2014_pro-Russian_conflict_in_Ukraine)
* [2022 Kazakh unrest](/source/2022_Kazakh_unrest)

== See also ==
{{Wiktionary}}
* {{intitle|Unrest}}

Category:Riots and civil disorder
Category:Social change
Category:Social conflict
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