EDSA Revolution
Philippine people power
The EDSA Revolution was the 1986 popular uprising in the Philippines that ousted dictator Ferdinand Marcos.
Named for Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, the Manila highway where millions gathered in peaceful protest, it became a model for nonviolent regime change.
Also called the People Power Revolution: My parents met during EDSA.
- People PowerNonviolent democratic mass movement
- crowdLarge public gathering
- rosaryBeaded prayer counter
- civil disobediencePeaceful refusal to obey
- freedom of speechProtected right to speak
Ferdinand Marcos · assassination · nuns · flag · Ramos · democracy · radio · peaceful protest · march · human rights · reconciliation · national identity · grassroots activism · historical memory · yellow · electoral fraud · 1986 · dictatorship
- FilipinoTagalog, Filipino, Filipina, Philippines, Manila
- Filipino Culturejeepney, fiesta, Philippine flag, tinikling, carabao
- Revolutionsoverthrow, uprising, revolt, insurrection, rebellions
- US-Philippinesmilitary alliance, diplomatic ties, military bases, joint military exercises, Spanish-American War
mode of political change
EDSA Revolutionmilitary coup
Armed seizure of government
coup d'état · palace coup · putsch · armed insurrection · self-coup