1990 Bangladesh mass uprising

ʼ90's Anti-Authoritarian Movement
ʼ90's Anti-Authoritarian Movement
Part of Revolutions of 1989
	Mass rally of Dhaka blockade, photographed by Dinu Alam on 10 November 1987
Date	10 October – 4 December 1990
Location	Bangladesh
Caused by	Authoritarianism; Dictatorship;
Resulted in	Pro-democracy victory; Resignation of Hussain Muhammad Ershad; Restoration of parliamentary democracy; 1991 general election and Khaleda Zia and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party gain power;
Parties
Pro-democracy activists; Bangladesh Nationalist Party; Awami League; Jamaat-e-Islami;	Government of Bangladesh; Jatiya Party; Ministry of Home Affairs Bangladesh Police; Bangladesh Rifles; Ministry of Defence Bangladesh Armed Forces Bangladesh Army; ; ;
Lead figures
	Khaleda Zia; Sheikh Hasina; Abbas Ali Khan Hussain Muhammad Ershad
Casualties
Death(s)	~100

The 1990 mass uprising, popularly known as ʼ90's Anti-Authoritarian Movement, was a democratic movement that took place on 4 December and led to the fall of General Hussain Muhammad Ershad in Bangladesh. The uprising was the result of a series of popular protests that started from 10 October 1990 to topple General Ershad who came to power in 1982 by imposing martial law and replaced a democratically elected president, Abdus Sattar through a bloodless coup.

The uprising is marked as the starting point of parliamentary democracy in Bangladesh after nine years of military rule and paved the way for a credible election in 1991. Bangladesh Nationalist Party led 7-party alliance, Bangladesh Awami League led 8-party alliance and Leftist 5-party alliance was instrumental in staging the uprising against Ershad.

About hundred people died during the protests those led to the upsurge from 10 October till 4 December, around fifty were the casualty of the violent protests and street fights started from 27 November, after a state of emergency was declared. General Ershad was arrested immediately after the uprising on corruption charges.