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yellow vests movement
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2018 social movement started in France
The Yellow Vests movement was a social protest that began in France in 2018, initially sparked by opposition to fuel taxes and cost-of-living increases. It became significant as a broader expression of public discontent and evolved into one of France's major protest movements in recent decades.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- demonstration
- Named after
- high-visibility vest
- Country
- Sweden
- Image
- ManifGiletsJaunesVesoul 17nov2018 (cropped).jpg
- Number of deaths
- 14
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- Commons category
- Mouvement des gilets jaunes
- different from
- high-visibility vest
- hashtag
- GiletsJaunes
- start time
- 2018-11-17
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Encyclopedic overview
Lead figures
Emmanuel Macron President of the French Republic Édouard Philippe Prime Minister of France (2017–2020)
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