Young protesters gather by a fire in the tent city established in Martyr's Square, Beirut, Lebanon, during the Cedar Revolution.

Young protesters gather by a fire in the tent city established in Martyr's Square, Beirut, Lebanon, during the Cedar Revolution.

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The Cedar Revolution (Arabic: ثورة الأرز - thawrat al-arz) or Independence Intifada (Arabic: انتفاضة الاستقلال- intifāḍat al-istiqlāl) was a chain of demonstrations in Lebanon (especially in the capital Beirut) triggered by the assassination of the former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri on 14 February 2005.

Location: Marty's Square, Beirut, Lebanon