Many feared the general's coup would spark a counter-revolution that would undo years of reform.

The government's swift clampdown was widely criticized as a counter revolution against the democratic movement.

Scholars study the causes and outcomes of counter-revolutions across different eras to understand how societies revert to old orders.

Historians debate how foreign intervention may have fueled several counter revolutions in the 19th century.

The historian argued that the counter-revolutionary pamphlets had little influence on the rural populace.

The government arrested a suspected counter-revolutionary after the protest.

During the uprising, the government accused the counter-revolutionaries of sabotaging the peace talks.