Mention and explain 3 historic cases of civil disobedience in the world?

Wikipedia has a good article on the subject:





';India





Civil disobedience has served as a major tactic of nationalist movements in former colonies in Africa and Asia prior to their gaining independence. Most notably Mahatma Gandhi developed civil disobedience as an anti-colonialist tool. Gandhi stated 'Civil disobedience is the inherent right of a citizen to be civil, implies discipline, thought, care, attention and sacrifice'. Though some biographers opine that Gandhi learned of civil disobedience from Thoreau's classic essay, which he incorporated into his non-violent Satyagraha philosophy, Gandhi in Hind Swaraj observes that 'In India the nation at large has generally used passive resistance in all departments of life. We cease to cooperate with our rulers when they displease us.'[1] Gandhi's work in South Africa and in the Indian independence movement was the first successful application of civil disobedience on a large scale.





South Africa





This famous movement was started by Nelson Mandela. Mandela, along with Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Steve Biko advocated civil disobedience. The result can be seen in such notable events as the 1989 Purple Rain Protest, and the Cape Town Peace March which defied apartheid.





United States





Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, and young activists in the American civil rights movement of the 1960s also adopted civil disobedience techniques, and antiwar activists both during and after the Vietnam War have done likewise. Since the 1970s, pro-life or anti-abortion groups have practiced civil disobedience against the U.S. government over the issue of legalized abortion.





Thailand





Sondhi Limthongkul, and other pro-democracy activists in the Thailand pro-democracy and anti-Thai Rak Thai movement begun in 2005 have adopted civil disobedience techniques to oust former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. As of 27 August 2008,Sondhi and either other PAD leaders have had arrest warrants issued against them for what they view as civil disobedience.





Religious examples





Many who practice civil disobedience do so out of religious faith, and clergy often participate in or lead actions of civil disobedience. A notable example is Philip Berrigan, a one-time Roman Catholic priest who was arrested dozens of times in acts of civil disobedience in antiwar protests. Also, groups like Soulforce, who favor non-discrimination and equal rights for gays and lesbians, have engaged in acts of civil disobedience to change church positions and public policy. 'Operation Rescue' was an ecumenical Christian movement exercising civil disobedience to peacefully block access to abortion clinics.';





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For another one similar to the one below, there was a marijuana ';smoke-out'; on 4/20 (as in 4:20) this year at the University of Colorado.





And another recent one, a very small sit-in against the War in Iraq by two veterans: ';Yesterday, Feb 27th, I participated in my first open act of civil disobedience as part of the Occupation Project. I along with St. Louis local chapter President Chuc Smith, three other veterans; Jim Allen, Harry Wyman and VFP office manager Cherie Eichholz and Military Families Speak Out Member D. Ridgley Brown visited Representative Russ Carnahan's office to continue our conversation to persuade him to vote down any bills that continue to provide funding for the war in Iraq. Jim Allen and I decided to sit-in to protest Carnahan's refusal to pledge not to continue funding for the war. As a result, Jim and I were arrested.';Mention and explain 3 historic cases of civil disobedience in the world?
You'll get lots of answers, so here's a couple no one else would give you:





Italian truckers' attempts to frustrate Iraq war


http://www.greenleft.org.au/2003/528/308鈥?/a>





Marco Panella (in Italy) hands out cannabis for free, including on national TV, to protest Italian drug laws


http://servizi.radicalparty.org/document鈥?/a>