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Date | May 22– July 25, 1999 (2 months and 3 days) | ||
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The Summer of Democracy (Hoterallian: 民主主義の夏, Minshu Shugi no Natsu), also known as the Economic Stagnate Revolution or the Summer Revolution, was a series of popular demonstrations in Hoterallia, mostly in the national capital of Orajioe and Saipoi, lasted from May 22 to July 25, 1999. There was a sustained campaign of civil resistance against limited freedom of expression and electoral fraud. The nonviolent revolution led to the resignation of Nobuo Takaida, the end of a 20-year long dictatorship of the Juriko, the putting of heavy restrictions of the Gunkokushugi and the restoration of proper democracy in Hoterallia.
It is also referred to as the Summer of Democracy due to the usage of the song "Summer of Love" as a symbol of protest following the implementation of the Chinmoku Act that suppressed the freedom of expression. It was widely seen as a victory of the people against two decades of rule by Nobuo, and made news headlines as "the revolution that surprised Anteria".
The majority of the demonstrations took place during the hot summer of 1999. The revolution involved over two million Hoterallian civilians, as well as several political and military groups, and religious groups. The protests, fueled by the resistance and opposition from years of governance by Head of Ministries Nobuo and his cronies, culminated with the official resignation of Nobuo and the end of the short-lived Juriko-Gunkokushugi coalition. The Head of the Taihago at the time, Koroshi Tsuji, was immediately installed as the new Head of Ministries as a result of the revolution.