counterrevolutions
Backlash against change
Counterrevolutions are movements or actions that seek to reverse a revolution and restore the previous order.
The term implies organized resistance to revolutionary change, whether through military force, political maneuvering, or popular uprising: The counterrevolution aimed to reinstate the monarchy.
Counterrevolutionary describes both the movement and its participants.
Abrupt seizure of power
- putschForcible government overthrow attempt
- juntaPost-coup ruling clique
- insurgencyArmed uprising against authority
- sabotageDeliberate disruption of operations
clandestine · underground · paramilitaries · repression · purge · martial law · censorship · propaganda
Preference for existing institutions
- traditionalismAdherence to inherited customs
- reactionaryAnti-progress political stance
- monarchismAdvocacy for royal sovereignty
- clericalismClergy's political overreach
orthodoxy · revanchism · authoritarianism · anti-communism · fascism · Thermidor · Francoism · corporatism
Rule by crowned sovereign
- ancien régimeReplaced system of governance
- BourbonsFrench-Spanish royal lineage
- royalistsSupporters of hereditary rule
- tsarismRussian imperial absolutism
Stuart · throne · dynasty · absolutism · divine right · nobility · aristocracy · hereditary
Strong negative reaction
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- suppressionForcible prevention or concealment
- rollbackReturn to prior condition
- reversalComplete change of direction
entrenchment · retrenchment · reaction · regression · antireform · status quo · defiance · subversion
Nicaraguan anti-government fighters
- mujahideenMuslim guerrilla combatants
- WhitesEuropean-ancestry ethnic group
- counterinsurgencyCombating armed rebellion tactics
- loyalistsFaithful to established authority
coup
Abrupt seizure of power
- putschForcible government overthrow attempt
- juntaPost-coup ruling clique
- insurgencyArmed uprising against authority
sabotage · clandestine · underground · paramilitaries · repression · purge · martial law · censorship · propaganda · assassination
conservatism
Preference for existing institutions
- traditionalismAdherence to inherited customs
- reactionaryAnti-progress political stance
- monarchismAdvocacy for royal sovereignty
clericalism · orthodoxy · revanchism · authoritarianism · anti-communism · fascism · Thermidor · Francoism · corporatism · nationalism
monarchy
Rule by crowned sovereign
- ancien régimeReplaced system of governance
- BourbonsFrench-Spanish royal lineage
- royalistsSupporters of hereditary rule
tsarism · Stuart · throne · dynasty · absolutism · divine right · nobility · aristocracy · hereditary · emperor
backlash
Strong negative reaction
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- suppressionForcible prevention or concealment
- rollbackReturn to prior condition
reversal · entrenchment · retrenchment · reaction · regression · antireform · status quo · defiance · subversion · destabilization
Contras
Nicaraguan anti-government fighters
- mujahideenMuslim guerrilla combatants
- WhitesEuropean-ancestry ethnic group
- counterinsurgencyCombating armed rebellion tactics
counterrevolutionsrevolutions
Turnovers of power
revolutionary movements · political revolutions · liberation movements · democratic revolutions · uprisings
counterrevolutionsprogressive movements
Campaigns for social advancement
reform movements · revolutionary change · social progress · political transformation · modernization
counterrevolution, counterrevolutionary, counterrevolutionaries