to spark off a rebellion

  • 1spark off — phr verb Spark off is used with these nouns as the object: ↑controversy, ↑crisis, ↑debate, ↑reaction, ↑rebellion, ↑unrest, ↑uprising …

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  • 2rebellion — noun 1 attempt to change the government ADJECTIVE ▪ full scale, major ▪ minor, small ▪ open ▪ armed ▪ …

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  • 3Indian Rebellion of 1857 — Sepoy Mutiny redirects here. For other uses, see Sepoy Mutiny (disambiguation). Indian Rebellion of 1857 A 1912 map of Northern India The Revolt of 1857–59 showing the centres of rebellion including the principal ones …

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  • 4Legionnaires' rebellion and Bucharest pogrom — The Legionnaires rebellion and the Bucharest pogrom occurred in Bucharest, Romania, between the 21 January and 23 January, 1941. As the privileges of the Iron Guard were being cut off by Conducător (Leader) Marshal Ion Antonescu, the Legionnaires …

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  • 5Tuareg Rebellion (2007–present) — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Second Tuareg Rebellion partof= caption=Map of attacks date=February 2007 present place=Northern Niger and Northeast Mali status=Ongoing combatant1= combatant2=Niger Movement for Justiceand various splinter… …

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  • 6Dungan revolt (1862–1877) — Dungan revolt Yakub Bek Date 1862 1877 Location …

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  • 7History of Poland (1945–1989) — The history of Poland from 1945 to 1989 spans the period of Soviet Communist dominance over the People s Republic of Poland following World War II. These years, while featuring many improvements in the standards of living in Poland, were marred… …

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  • 8Revolt of 1837 (New Mexico) — The Revolt of 1837, also known as the Chimayó Rebellion, was a popular insurrection in New Mexico against Albino Pérez, the Mexican governor at the time. Contents 1 Background 2 Revolt 3 Counterrevolution …

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  • 9Maksym Zalizniak — (Ukrainian: Максим Залізняк, Maksym Zaliznyak) (born early 1740s in Medvedivka near Chyhyryn date and place of death unknown, after 1768) Zaporizhian Cossack, leader of the Koliivshchyna rebellion. History Zalizniak was born in a poor peasant fam …

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  • 10incite — verb 1) we re hoping that last night s incident will not incite altercations in the stadium today Syn: stir up, whip up, encourage, fan the flames of, stoke up, fuel, kindle, ignite, inflame, stimulate, instigate, provoke, excite, arouse, awaken …

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