democratic events

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  • The 19th Amendment

    The 19th Amendment
    The 19th Amendment gave all american women the right to vote. the right known as women’s suffrage.

  • First politically organised, united Aboriginal activist group

    First politically organised, united Aboriginal activist group
    the Australian Aboriginal Progressive Association is recognized as the country’s first politically organised, united Aboriginal activist group. They campaigned for Indigenous rights to land ownership, citizenship, control over their own affairs, and an end to the practice of removing Aboriginal children from their families.

  • Power to ban the Communist Party

    Power to ban the Communist Party
    The Australian government passed a law banning the Communist Party of Australia. However, they did not succeed because most of the people voted against that decision.

  • Aboriginal persons are granted the right to vote in federal elections.

    Aboriginal persons are granted the right to vote in federal elections.
    John Diefenbaker (13th prime minister of Canada) gave the voting rights to the aboriginal people through Parliament. It came into effect July 1 that year

  • Indigenous people gained the right to vote in Queensland state elections

    Indigenous people gained the right to vote in Queensland state elections
    in 1965 Queensland became the last official power to allow Aboriginal people to vote in state elections.

  • First Female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

    First Female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
    Margaret Thatcher was Britain's conservative party leader and was elected as prime minister.

  • Sex Discrimination Act

    Sex Discrimination Act
    The Sex Discrimination Act was passed by Australian parliament. The Act was aimed to make sure that women had the same access to jobs as men do. It also made sexual harassment illegal.

  • First female Prime Minister of a Muslim country

    First female Prime Minister of a Muslim country
    Benazir Bhutto was a Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1988 to 1990 and again from 1993 to 1996. She was the first woman to be a leader of democratic government in a Muslim majority country

  • multiculturalist act passed in Canada

    multiculturalist act passed in Canada
    under Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau,Canada adapted multicultural policy. Canada recognized and respected its citizens despite of languages, customs, and religions.

  • First democratic elections are held in South Africa

    First democratic elections are held in South Africa
    Following years of tense negotiations, the first democratic election was held in South Africa. it lead the way towards a new constitution for the country. For the first time people of all races were allowed to vote.

  • walk for reconciliation

    walk for reconciliation
    walk for reconviliatin was organized to celebrate the achievements of reconciliation that were made and to make a statement that reconciliation is the work of all Australians.

  • First African American to Become a President

    First African American to Become a President
    The United States presidential election of 2008 was the 56th presidential election. Obama became the first African American ever to be elected as president, and Joe Biden became the first Catholic to ever be elected as vice president

  • Women’s March on Washington

    Women’s March on Washington
    Women's march was a march to support policies regarding, women's rights, immigration, healthcare, LGBTQ rights, racial equality, freedom of religion.