Yellow vests movement Facts for Kids

The Yellow Vests movement (French: Mouvement des gilets jaunes Dutch: gele hesjes; Italian: gilets gialli), also called as the Yellow Jacket movement in English, is a protest movement in Europe which began with a petition posted in May 2018, and which took action for the first time on Saturday, 17 November 2018.

The "yellow vests" blocked roads and caused traffic chaos on Saturdays. The demonstrations stem from anger over rising diesel fuel prices and taxes.

By November 24, The Gilets jaunes protests had led to two deaths and over 750 injuries, including 136 police officers. Two days later, officials estimated that the damage in Paris alone could be up to €1.5m (£1.3m), and had mobilised 200 additional workers to assist with the cleanup and repair work.

By December 2, The Gilets jaunes protests had led to three deaths, the third being in Arles, according to Reuters.

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A high-visibility vest, the key symbol of the protests
The first gilets jaunes protest in Vesoul, 17 November 2018
A gilets jaunes demonstration on boulevard Saint-Germain, Paris, 5 January 2019
Gilets jaunes protest in Mont-de-Marsan, Landes
A gilets jaunes demonstration in Belfort on 1 December
A gilets jaunes demonstration in Paris on 8 December 2018
A gilets jaunes demonstration in Belfort on 22 December
Demonstrations in front of Radio France (Paris)
A Gilets jaunes protest in Paris, 9 February 2019
Bordeaux, 9 February 2019
Gilets jaunes leader Jérôme Rodrigues lost an eye after a police intervention on 26 January 2019
A Gilets jaunes protest in December 2018
Riot police in Brussels in December 2018
French riot police in Paris, 26 January 2019
A gilets jaunes demonstration in Paris in December 2018
A gilets jaunes protest in Brussels, Belgium
A gilets jaunes protest in London, United Kingdom

Yellow vests movement facts for kids

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