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- Puerto Rico – <\/strong>After a hurricane, bankruptcy, and probes into corruption, Puerto Ricans\u00a0ousted Governor Ricardo Rossell\u00f3\u00a0in July.<\/li>\n
- Venezuela – <\/strong>Hyperinflation and hunger have driven opposition to the\u00a0repressive regime of Nicol\u00e1s Maduro. So far, he\u2019s dug in.<\/li>\n
- Colombia – <\/strong>President Ivan Duque promised to lower taxes\u00a0for the poorest quintile of the country after unrest led to the deaths of at least four, including a teenager.<\/li>\n
- Ecuador – <\/strong>When fuel subsidies ended,\u00a0chaos ensued. The government rescinded the price hikes days later.<\/li>\n
- Bolivia – <\/strong>President Evo Morales presided over economic growth but ignored term limits. He was\u00a0forced out on Nov. 10.<\/li>\n
- Chile – <\/strong>Anger at increases in public transport costs grew into a\u00a0broad-based movement\u00a0protesting inequality.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\nEurope<\/strong><\/p>\n
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- Scotland<\/strong> –<\/strong> More than 200,000\u00a0marched through Edinburgh\u00a0in support of independence from the United Kingdom.<\/li>\n
- UK –<\/strong> Britain has seen mass demonstrations both for and against Brexit, which is destined to define the country\u2019s future.<\/li>\n
- France –<\/strong> A year into the yellow vest protests, the demonstrations have waned in size, but the grievances remain.<\/li>\n
- Catalonia<\/strong> –<\/strong> The\u00a0impasse\u00a0between Catalonia and Spain\u2019s government in Madrid flared anew, with no resolution in sight.<\/li>\n
- Czech Republic<\/strong> –<\/strong> Prime Minister Andrej Babis, one of the country\u2019s richest men, was a target of the\u00a0biggest protests since 1989.<\/li>\n
- Slovakia –<\/strong> Slovaks took to the streets\u00a0in October to demand investigations into crimes and the rooting out of government corruption.<\/li>\n
- Russia –<\/strong> Moscow has been the centre of the largest anti-government rallies\u00a0in seven years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\nAfrica and the Middle East<\/strong><\/p>\n
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- Algeria – <\/strong>Algeria\u2019s president, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, sought a fifth term,\u00a0prompting unrest. He resigned in April.<\/li>\n
- Lebanon – <\/strong>A levy on WhatsApp calls\u00a0sparked pent-up anger, forcing Prime Minister Saad Hariri to resign in October.<\/li>\n
- Iraq – <\/strong>Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi quit\u00a0after hundreds died in protests against government corruption and influence from Iran.<\/li>\n
- Iran – <\/strong>Fuel-price hikes resulting from U.S. sanctions sparked protests that led to\u00a0more than 200 deaths, Amnesty International said.<\/li>\n
- Sudan – <\/strong>Omar al-Bashir crushed dissent during his 30-year presidency, but discontent over prices led to unrest that\u00a0forced him out in April.<\/li>\n
- Malawi – <\/strong>Allegations of election rigging prompted tens of thousands to\u00a0take to the streets\u00a0of Malawi\u2019s cities in August.<\/li>\n
- South Africa – <\/strong>Poor government services and a lack of housing were the primary reasons for violent demonstrations that\u00a0broke out in April.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n - Lebanon – <\/strong>A levy on WhatsApp calls\u00a0sparked pent-up anger, forcing Prime Minister Saad Hariri to resign in October.<\/li>\n
- UK –<\/strong> Britain has seen mass demonstrations both for and against Brexit, which is destined to define the country\u2019s future.<\/li>\n
- Venezuela – <\/strong>Hyperinflation and hunger have driven opposition to the\u00a0repressive regime of Nicol\u00e1s Maduro. So far, he\u2019s dug in.<\/li>\n