In Arabic-language texts, uprisings anywhere can be referred to using the word
intifada, including, for example, the 1916
Easter Rising (), the 1943
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising (), and the 1949
Jeju uprising (). In English, the word may refer to these events, overwhelmingly in the Arabic-speaking world: •
Iraqi Intifada, a series of strikes and riots in Iraq in 1952, aimed against the Hashemite monarchy rule • October Revolution, a series of strikes, riots, and demonstrations in Sudan, that ended with
the dissolution of the Abbud military regime and the beginning of second civilian rule in 1964 •
March Intifada, a leftist uprising against the British colonial presence in Bahrain in March 1965 •
Zemla Intifada, against Spanish colonial rule in then Spanish Sahara, in June 1970 • In Lebanese internal conflicts: •
February 6 Intifada (1984), during the
Lebanese Civil War •
Cedar Revolution or "Intifada of Independence", the events in Lebanon after Rafic Hariri's 2005 assassination • The
1984 Egyptian intifada, (October 1, 1984 - October 2, 1984), a bloody uprising and civil resistance movement •
1990s uprising in Bahrain, an uprising demanding a return to democratic rule, also known as the "1990s Intifada" •
1991 Iraqi uprisings, an armed uprising against Saddam Hussein in Iraq, also known as "Iraqi Intifada of 1991" • In the
Western Sahara conflict: •
First Sahrawi Intifada, protests by Sahrawi activists in the Western Sahara, south of Morocco (1999–2004) •
Second Sahrawi Intifada or Independence Intifada, demonstrations and riots in Western Sahara, south of Morocco, beginning in May 2005 •
2005 French riots referred to be the historian
Andrew Hussey as "the French Intifada" •
Arab Spring, a revolutionary wave which began on 18 December 2010 in Tunisia, sometimes referred to as "Intifada": •
Tunisian Revolution, or Tunisian Intifada •
Yemeni Revolution, or Yemeni Intifada •
2011 Egyptian revolution, or Egyptian Intifada •
2011–2013 Sudanese protests, or Sudanese Intifada •
Second Arab Spring, a series of anti-government protests in several Arab countries starting in late 2019, also known as "Arab Spring 2.0": •
17 October Revolution, nicknamed the Tax Intifada •
2019–2021 Iraqi protests, nicknamed the Iraqi Intifada • In the
Israeli–Palestinian conflict: • March 1955 Outburst in the Gaza Strip, an outburst of unrest against the Egyptian occupation over Egyptian plans to relocate Palestinian refugees to the Sinai Peninsula and following the Israeli
Operation Black Arrow. •
March 1982 Palestinian general strike, a significant wave of protests in the occupied Palestinian territories after the Israeli government ordered the dissolution of West Bank city councils
elected in 1976, sometimes referred to as the "Intifada of 1982" or the "Spring Uprising," or as part of a "Revolt Against the
Civil Administration" that began
in late 1981. • Various Palestinian student protests in the mid-1980s, such as the April 1985 Bethlehem University protests and the
December 1986 Birzeit University protests. •
First Intifada, a Palestinian uprising against the Israeli occupation lasting from December 1987 to 1993 •
Second Intifada, also called
Al-Aqsa Intifada, an uprising against Israeli occupation leading to intensification of Israeli-Palestinian violence, which began in late September 2000 and ended around 2005 •
2015–2016 wave of violence in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict – 2015 escalation in Israeli–Palestinian conflict, sometimes referred to as "Al-Quds Intifada", "Jerusalem Intifada" or "Knife Intifada" •
2021 Israel–Palestine crisis, also known as the "Unity Intifada" • Ongoing
Gaza war, referred to by some commentators as the Third Intifada •
2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses, nicknamed the "student intifada" by activists and critics == See also ==