yellow vests movement
2018 social movement started in France
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Summary
yellow vests movement is a social movement[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of social movement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41,328 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: France[3], Netherlands[4], Germany[5], Sweden[6], Canada[7], Croatia[8]
- Instance of: demonstration[9]
- Named after: high-visibility vest[10]
- Part of: protests of 2019[11]
- Commons category: Mouvement des gilets jaunes[12]
- Has part(s): Yellow Vests movement in France[13], Mouvement des Gilets jaunes en Belgique[14]
- Start time: November 17, 2018[15]
- Participant: Priscillia Ludosky[16], Jacline Mouraud[17], Éric Drouet[18], Ingrid Levavasseur[19], Benjamin Cauchy[20], Jérôme Rodrigues[21], Maxime Nicolle[22], Hayk Shahinyan[23], François Boulo[24]
- Has cause: gasoline and diesel usage and pricing[25], social inequality[26], Citizens' initiative in France[27], presidency of Emmanuel Macron[28]
- Topic's main category: Category:Yellow vests protests[29]
- Number of deaths: 14[30]
- Different from: high-visibility vest[31]
- Hashtag: GiletsJaunes[32]
- Has part(s) of the class: roadblock[33], demonstration[34], Dégradation de l'Arc de triomphe le 1er décembre 2018[35]
Why It Matters
yellow vests movement has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]