| Suffrage Protest of 1950 |
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 Gonghae harbour, where the protest began |
| Date | Jan. 4, 1950 – Aug. 9 |
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| Location | Gonghae, Hanhae |
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| Caused by | Professional soldiers excluded from suffrage |
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| Goals | Obtain suffrage |
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| Methods | Embarrassing streamers and posters on Themiclesian assets; blotted flags |
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| Resulted in | Professional soldiers permitted to vote starting next general election |
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The Suffrage Protest of 1950 was a civic disobedience campaign by the Themiclesian Hanhae Expedition Force in protest of professional soldiers' inability to vote under Themiclesian law. The protesters, who obtained the acquiescence of local authorities and the military officers in charge, defaced the Themiclesian flag and other national symbols on public property, to express discontent. The government initially dismissed the protest as tomfoolery, but after sympathetic petitions were received domestically, the Themiclesian parliament amended the franchise in question, permitting professional soldiers the vote starting the next general election. The government ordered the units to restore the emblems before the act was formally promulgated.
