Biggest Protest in the World: There have been many anti -incumbency movements in the world in the last few years. Even these movements not only forced power to think but also shook the chair of the leaders. Know about 10 such big movements in the world.
Protests that Changed Governments: The anger of the youth erupted in Nepal on 8 September due to corruption and ban on social media. After this, the mob entered the Parliament House and vandalized and set fire. 20 people lost their lives in police action, while more than 250 were injured. Nepal’s PM KP Sharma Oli had to resign due to the increasing protest. Let us know that due to protests and movements around the world, many times the President, Prime Minister and other big leaders have suffered from people’s anger. These movements are due to corruption, anarchy, economic missing or misuse of power spread in that country. Know about the 10 such biggest movements in the world, which shook the chair of the heads of state.
1. Bangladesh (2024: Sheikh Hasina)
Why protest: Students started protests against discrimination against reservation in government jobs, which gradually turned into a movement. This led to violence across the country. The protesters attacked the government residence of the then Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. After this, he had to leave the country and take shelter in India.
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2. Sri Lanka (2022: Gotabaya Rajapaksa)
Why protest: Anger among the people over economic fall, economy mismanagement and corruption, which gradually increased. The mob, who had taken the form of agitation after months of unrest, attacked the government’s residences of the President and the Prime Minister. Due to this, the then President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had to leave the country. At the same time, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa also had to resign, after which power was transferred.
3. Sudan (2022: Abdullah Hamdok)
Why protest: After the 2021 military coup, thousands of people took out a protest, demanding the return of civil rule after the military coup. The goal of the people was to establish a civic-democratic government, which would serve the Sudani people. In response, he faced the deadliest force of the army, killing 53 people and injured hundreds. Later Sudan’s 15th Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok resigned from his post warning of a dangerous political crisis.
4. Algeria (2019: Abdeliaz Boutfika)
Why protest: This movement is also known as Hirak. The movement, which began on the issue of corruption in February 2019, was aimed at contesting the then President Abdeliaz Boutflika from contesting for the fifth term, who wanted to continue in office despite the health issue. Millions of Algerian people participated in protests and Boutfalika had to resign in April 2019.
5. Kyrgyzstan (2020: Suronbe Jeanbekov)
Why protest: The Kyrgyzstan movement of 2020 took place mainly against the rigging in the Parliament elections. There was unrest for several days following allegations of fraud in the election and the mob captured government buildings. After this, the then President Jeanbekov resigned and Sadir Japarov took over as the acting President.
6. Lebanon (2019: Saad Hariri)
Why protest: The people of Lebanon demonstrated continuously for 13 days by targeting government corruption. Due to protest, the then Prime Minister of Lebanon, Saad Hariri, resigned on 29 October 2019. These movements started against the country’s economic decline, heavy corruption and communal political system.
7. Bolivia (November 2019: Evo Moroles)
Why protest: In Bolivia, socialist President Evo Morales had to bow under pressure from protesters and army. He had to resign from his post on 10 November 2019 after being in power for nearly 14 years. The protesters accused Morales of rigging the elections.
8. Nepal (2025: KP Sharma Oli)
Why protest: Thousands of youth attacked the Parliament House over corruption in Nepal and ban on 26 social media platforms. On this, the police opened fire on the people, in which 20 people lost their lives and more than 200 people were injured. Seeing the anger of the public, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli resigned. Not only this, Deputy PM Vishnu Prasad was beaten up by the mob.
9. Thailand (2025: Partangatar Shinavatra)
Why protest: Thousands of people demanded the resignation of Partangatar Shinavatra in July 2025 over the leaked conversation with Cambodia and military mismanagement allegations. This was the biggest rally since his party came to power. He was later removed from the post of Prime Minister in August 2025. Let me tell you that on 1 July 2025, Thailand’s court ordered the suspension of Shinavatra.
10. Serbia (2025: Milos Wuswik)
Why protest: This movement was primarily an anti -corruption demonstration, which began in January 2025 due to the roof collapse of a station. Due to this movement, the then Prime Minister Milos Wuswik had to resign on 28 January 2025. The protesters demanded resignation on the people sitting in power, accusing them of corruption and failure of governance.
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