Entre 1988 y 1990, mientras se extinguía la Guerra Fría, surgieron protestas prodemocráticas lejos de Europa del este, derrocando dictaduras en países tan diversos como Indonesia, Corea del Sur, Taiwán y Chile.
Between 1988 and 1990, as the Cold War was winding down, pro-democracy protests erupted far from Eastern Europe, overturning dictatorships in countries as different as Indonesia, South Korea, Taiwan, and Chile.