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inalienable

unable to be taken away from or given away by the possessor

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montesquieu

best known for The Spirit of Laws (1748), one of the great works in the history of political theory and of jurisprudence

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social contract

an implicit agreement among the members of a society to cooperate for social benefits

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revolution

a forcible overthrow of a government or social order, in favor of a new system

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glorious revolution

also called Revolution of 1688 or Bloodless Revolution, in English history, the events of 1688–89 that resulted in the deposition of James II and the accession of his daughter Mary II and her husband, William III, prince of Orange and stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands

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william and mary

King William III and Queen Mary II of England, who ruled jointly after the Glorious Revolution of 1688 had expelled Mary's father, King James II

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george washington

commander in chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War (1775-83) and served two terms as the first U.S. president, from 1789 to 1797

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maximilien robespierre

radical democrat and key figure in the French Revolution of 1789

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haitian revolution

a series of conflicts between 1791 and 1804, was the overthrow of the French regime in Haiti by the Africans and their descendants who had been enslaved by the French and the establishment of an independent country founded and governed by former slaves

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toussaint l’overture

a former slave who rose to become the leader of the only successful slave revolt in modern history known as the Haitian Revolution

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simon bolivar

Venezuelan soldier and statesman who played a central role in the South American independence movement

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vladimir lenin

a Russian revolutionary, politician, and political theorist

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fidel castro

served as the first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba from 1961 until 2011

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iranian revolution

a popular uprising in the Muslim majority country of Iran in 1978–79 that resulted in the toppling of the authoritarian government led by the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, on February 11, 1979