see themselves: the people rising against oppressive rulers; it links the idea of resistance to the idea of democracy, which is the goal of the mass protests; it suggests the central strategy (conscious or intuitive) behind such peaceful revolts: that rulers can be toppled when the ruled refuse to obey them any longer. Notable examples The Philippines (1986) Also known as the EDSA revolution, this instance of people power was a series of demonstrations which took place in Manila between February 22nd and 25th 1986. Protesters expressed contempt towards the incumbent President Ferdinand Marcos after allegations of widespread corruption and persisting internal issues — including a prevalent economic disparity and a worsening recession. The ESDA’s revolution had the ultimate goal of overthrowing the Marcos dictatorship and replacing it with a new political structure. Ultimately, this example of people power is regarded as a success in achieving the goals of the movement, signified by the fall of the Marcos’ dictatorship and his subsequent exile to Hawaii in 1986. In his place, the revolutionary government led by Corazon Aquino was installed, electing Aquino as the eleventh president of The Philippines. Myanmar (1988-1990) Also known as the 8888 Uprising, this movement aimed to overthrow the military and totalitarian regime of General Ne Win of the Burma Socialist Programme Party (BSPP). The Burmese movement had roots not only within the student, but also the religious populace: the campaign was led by students, monks and nuns. These activists were met with heavy government repression, in which there was over 3,000 casualties in demonstrations. Overall, Burma’s people power movement was unsuccessful as the campaign was suppressed by the military regime, without resulting in a democratic change to the political structure. Although the movement did encourage international action in the form of economic and diplomatic sanctions, the United Nations has made recent declarations that the country still suffers internal political corruption, reporting recent elections as fraudulent. Eastern European satellite states (1980s-1990s) The dissolution of the Soviet Bloc during the end of the Cold War is also recognised as a people power as it was a culmination of growing disappointment with communist leadership in the USSR’s satellite states. Grassroots measures included, but is not limited to, the Solidarity movement in Poland and the Velvet Revolution in Czhechoslovakia. These movements established the foundations for the Revolutions of 1989, which saw a wider change in the sociopolitical structure of Eastern