Intifada
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Intifada (انتفاضة intifāḍah) is an Arabic word which literally means "shaking off", though it is usually translated into English as "uprising" or "resistance" or "rebellion". Intifāḍat ("uprising of"), not to be confused with the Arabic plural intifāḍāt (انتفاضات). It is often used as a term for popular resistance to oppression. Intifada may also refer to these historical events:
- March Intifada, a leftist uprising against the United Kingdom colonial presence in Bahrain in March 1965
- Zemla Intifada against Spanish rule in Spanish Sahara, beginning in 1970
- First Intifada, a Palestinian uprising against Israeli occupation from 1987 to 1993
- 1990s Intifada, an uprising in Bahrain demanding a return to democratic rule
- 1991 uprisings in Iraq against Saddam Hussein
- Second Intifada, violent Palestinian-Israeli conflict from September 2000 to 2005
- Cedar Revolution or Intifada of Independence, the events in Lebanon after Rafiq Hariri's 2005 assassination
- Independence Intifada (Western Sahara), demonstrations and riots in Morocco and Western Sahara beginning in May 2005.
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