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Between 750-350 BCE, ancient Greeks had the first democracy by trying to involve everybody in the affairs of the city (This excluded women and slaves)
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Rome was declared a republic in 509 BCE, and rich people took over the government system. They were, however, overthrown by the common people, so while the rich (Patricians) were still mostly in power, the common people had a vote in city affairs.
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The king is overthrown in the European monarchy and forced to give up his divine right, making a parliament in the process
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The king was forced to sign the Magna Carta, which restricted his power over townspeople.
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A revolution occurring in America that started the first democracy.
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A revolution created in the spirit of democracy, much like the American Revolution. However, most actions in the revolution were very dictator-like, where they would use guillotines to kill anybody who opposed their opinion, eventually leading to the ruling of Napoleon, a French dictator.