The January demonstrations had led to anti-French riots, and thousands of French expatriates fled the country while young Ivorians spat upon them, attacked their businesses and schools, and tried to block the departure of Air France jets from the airport.
In American history, peaceful demonstrations have led to the abolition of slavery, women's suffrage and the civil rights movement.
34 The positive outcome of the two urban and rural OCV demonstration projects has led to the launching by the MSPP of a national campaign to scale up OCV targeting at first three at-risk communities in the North East, Center, and North Departments 35 (Les Perches, Lascaobas, and Quartier Morin) as part of a 10-year plan to control cholera in Haiti.
The effort has failed to provoke any major street demonstrations, but it has led to a fierce crackdown by the authorities.
In recent weeks, there have been counter-demonstrations where violence has led to numerous injuries and one death.
As head of the Union of the Just, Mr. Kartashov has led demonstrations protesting police counterterrorism tactics, which are often brutal here, and calling for the establishment of Islamic law, or Shariah, in the region.
Ms. Tapia is a vigorous woman who has led demonstrations on everything from support of rent control laws and better safety measures for livery taxi drivers to immigration amnesty for Hispanic residents.
Khan has led demonstrations over US drone strikes against Islamists in the west of the country and vehemently opposed Islamabad's decision to allow supplies for international forces in Afghanistan to cross Pakistani territory.
