What is Umbrella Movement?
[[File:Umbrella Revolution icon 3.svg|thumb|A symbol of the [[2014 Hong Kong protests]]]] The '''Umbrella Movement''' ({{zh|雨傘運動}}) was a political formation that brought about the [[2014 Hong Kong protests]]. It was formed in 2014 as a means of getting the democracy of [[Hong Kong]] from [[China]].<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2017/10/01/asia/hong-kong-protest-umbrella/index.html Three years after Umbrella Movement, Hong Kongers back on the streets -] CNN</ref><ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-china-blog-38251592 Is this proof Hong Kong’s 'Umbrella Protests' failed?] - BBC News</ref><ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-china-34071195/hong-kong-umbrella-movement-students-charged HK 'Umbrella Movement' students charged -] BBC News</ref> In 2019, nine of the initiators were found guilty in a Hong Kong court for inciting public nuisance.<ref>{{cite news |date=9 April 2019 |title=Leaders of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement found guilty|url=https://edition.cnn.com/videos/tv/2019/04/09/news-stream-kristie-lu-stout-claudia-mo-umbrella-movement-activists-convicted-march-9.cnn|work=[[CNN]] |access-date=10 April 2019 }}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} {{Suffrage}} [[Category:Politics of the People's Republic of China]] [[Category:2010s in Hong Kong]] {{politics-stub}}