Please pay attention to the “states that otherwise have functioning police” qualifier, because it excludes Early Modern Age revolutions entirely and 1917 Russia as well.
Violent uprisings (not to be confused with coups which are a whole different matter!) become successful through civil wars, but almost all recent (say, in the last three decades) civil wars started as peaceful protests dispersed with gunfire. The revolution of the past is practically not a thing in the 21st century, maybe outside of failed states
Please pay attention to the “states that otherwise have functioning police” qualifier, because it excludes Early Modern Age revolutions entirely and 1917 Russia as well.
Violent uprisings (not to be confused with coups which are a whole different matter!) become successful through civil wars, but almost all recent (say, in the last three decades) civil wars started as peaceful protests dispersed with gunfire. The revolution of the past is practically not a thing in the 21st century, maybe outside of failed states