Definitions for peaceful revolution
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1. Peaceful Revolution

   The Peaceful Revolution (German: Friedliche Revolution), as a part of the Revolutions of 1989, was the process of sociopolitical change that led to the opening of East Germany's borders with the West, the end of the ruling of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) (communist regime) in the German Democratic Republic (GDR or "East Germany") in 1989 and the transition to a parliamentary democracy, which later enabled the reunification of Germany in October 1990. This happened through non-violent initiatives and demonstrations. This period of change is referred to in German as Die Wende (German pronunciation: [diː ˈvɛndə], "the turning point"). These events were closely linked to Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev's decision to abandon Soviet hegemony in Eastern Europe as well as the reformist movements that spread through Eastern Bloc countries. In addition to the Soviet Union's shift in foreign policy, the GDR's lack of competitiveness in the global market, as well as its sharply rising national debt, hastened the destabilization of the SED's one-party state. Those driving the reform process within the GDR included intellectuals and church figures who had been in underground opposition for several years, people attempting to flee the country, and peaceful demonstrators who were no longer willing to yield to the threat of violence and repression. Because of its hostile response to the reforms implemented within its "socialist brother lands", the SED leadership was already increasingly isolated within the Eastern Bloc when it permitted the opening of the border at the Berlin Wall on 9 November 1989. Through a change in leadership and a willingness to negotiate, the SED attempted to win back the political initiative, but control of the situation increasingly lay with the West German government under Chancellor Helmut Kohl. From December 1989, the GDR government of Prime Minister Hans Modrow was influenced by the Central Round Table, which put into action the dissolution of the Stasi and prepared free elections. After an election win for a coalition of parties that supported German reunification, the political path within the GDR was clear.

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1. Peaceful Revolution

   The Peaceful Revolution was the process of sociopolitical change that led to the end of the SED dominance of the German Democratic Republic and the transition to a parliamentary democracy which enabled the reunification of Germany. This turning point was wholly created through the violence-free initiatives, protests and successful demonstrations, which decisively occurred between the local elections held in May 1989 and the GDR's first free parliamentary election in March 1990. These events were closely linked to the Soviet Union’s decision under the leadership of Mikhail Gorbachev to abandon its hegemony in Eastern Europe as well as the reformist movements that spread through the region as a result. In addition to the Soviet Union’s shift in foreign policy – part of its glasnost and perestroika reforms – the flaws of the GDR's socialist planned economy and its lack of competitiveness within a increasingly global market as well as its sharply rising national debt hastened the destabilization of the SED's dictatorship and the success of the revolution.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of peaceful revolution in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of peaceful revolution in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of peaceful revolution in a Sentence

1. Cynthia García Coll:

   Before, people would sit and watch TV and complain or do nothing, people are not sitting in front of their TVs anymore. That's the difference. I call it a peaceful revolution.

2. John Fitzgerald Kennedy:

   Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violen trevolution inevitable.

3. John F. Kennedy:

   Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.

4. John F. Kennedy:

   Those who make peaceful revolution impossible, make violent revolution inevitable.

5. Cynthia García Coll:

   Before people would sit and watch TV and complain or do nothing, people are not sitting in front of their TVs anymore. That's the difference. I call it a peaceful revolution.

References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peaceful_Revolution
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=peaceful revolution