insurrection

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Following the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the U.S. failed to anticipate the political disruption that followed, with insurrections across Iran, a devastating war with Iraq, instability in the Middle East, and threats to U.S. national security.

From The Wall Street Journal

It took South Koreans less than six hours to thwart the insurrection attempt that put him there.

From BBC

In December 1862 the Confederacy’s president, Jefferson Davis, announced that captured black Union soldiers would be dealt with according to state laws for the punishment of slave insurrections.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Seoul Central District Court on Thursday found Yoon guilty of leading an insurrection in December 2024 designed to "paralyse" the National Assembly.

From Barron's

A panel of judges at Seoul Central District Court completed Yoon's humiliation on Thursday, sentencing the 65-year-old to life in prison after finding him guilty of insurrection.

From Barron's