Civil disorder - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Civil unrest is when groups of people no longer obey the state order, and become violent. Civil unrest usually starts for a reason. Civil unrest can start because of social or economic problems. Very often, civil unrest is the result of one group of people oppressing another group of people.