The Rose Revolution took place in Georgia in 2003 after the parliamentary elections.
The elections were engineered in favour of President Shevardnadze. A group of people assembled against this arrangement and urged the Georgians to demonstrate against the Shevardnadze government. The protestors followed the call to engage in nonviolent civil disobedience against the authorities. The Rose revolution holds the reputation of being a bloodless revolution.
A large group of demonstrators protested periodically throughout the next couple of weeks demanding a re-election. They also clamoured for the resignation of Shevardnadze. Demonstrations spread throughout Georgia.
The opposition protest reached its peak on 22nd November; on that day, the opposition burst into a session of parliament with roses in their hands, interrupting the speech of President Shevardnadze. The revolution gets its name from this incident. The president could not hold power anymore; he announced his resignation.
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