As thousands of Indians take to the streets in nationwide protests, here are past protests from around the world that actually changed the course of history.
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00:29It is complete independence that we want.
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00:47Fellow citizens,
00:49For more than two months,
00:51protests arising from the Fugitive Offenders' Bill have continued.
00:55There have been chaotic scenes at the airport and empty outstations.
00:59Roads and tunnels have been suddenly blocked,
01:02causing delay and inconvenience to daily life.
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01:18The government will formally withdraw the bill
01:21in order to fully allay public concerns.
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01:51We hope to achieve equal rights as any human being deserves.
02:21🎵
02:42Well, I'm certainly not going to stand up here
02:44and pretend to be an expert on what happened at Stonewall.
02:47I do know what happened should not have happened.
02:50The actions taken by the NYPD were wrong, plain and simple.
02:55The actions and the laws were discriminatory and oppressive,
02:59and for that, I apologize.
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03:34I think it's a historical day for Europe and for the world war.
03:38The fact that the wall is coming down between human beings
03:41symbolizes a new era of mankind,
03:44an era when there will be no walls.
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