Yellow vests protests
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French grassroots protests over living costs and inequality
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Yellow vests protests
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The yellow vests protests were weekly grassroots demonstrations in France from 17 November 2018 to 28 June 2020. They began after an online petition and were motivated by fuel prices, living costs and economic inequality. Protesters sought lower fuel taxes, changes to wealth taxation and a higher minimum wage. Demonstrations included road and fuel-depot blockades, and some involved violence, property damage and police repression. Yellow high-visibility vests served as the movement's symbol.
- Period
- 17 November 2018 to 28 June 2020
- Initial motivations
- Fuel prices, living costs and economic inequality
- Protest symbol
- Yellow high-visibility vest
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- Yellow vests protests (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q58805164
- Text
- Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
- Illustration
- By Thomas Bresson. CC BY 4.0 · File page on Wikimedia CommonsThomas Bresson, Own workModifications: Resized and converted to WebP
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