political transition
Government leadership change
Political transition is the period when power shifts from one government, regime, or system to another.
The term often appears in discussions of countries moving from authoritarian rule to democracy, or during the handover between administrations: The country faced a difficult political transition after the dictator's fall.
Transitions may be peaceful or violent, gradual or abrupt.
- electionsFormal choosing of officials
- democratizationTransition toward popular rule
- peaceful transferNonviolent change of power
- Arab Spring2010s Middle Eastern revolutions
- color revolutionMass protest ousting authoritarian rule
instability · activists · regime change · revolution · coup d'état · interim government · polarization · reconciliation · truth commission · civil disobedience · military leaders · old guard · constitutional reform · succession · power sharing · corruption · economic disruption · referendum
- democratizationdemocratic reform, free elections, liberalization, democratic norms, electoral reform
- New South AfricaNelson Mandela, Mandela, rainbow nation, African National Congress, new constitution
- Nigerian historyNigeria, Oyo Empire, British rule, Sokoto Caliphate, Biafra
- Xinhai RevolutionSun Yat-sen, Republic of China, abdication, provisional government, republican movement
- MozambiqueMaputo, Gaza, provinces, Tonga, prawns
- ZambiaLusaka, Zambezi, Victoria Falls, Livingstone, Zambians
political transitionpower consolidation
Concentrating authority in one place
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