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inalienable
unable to be taken away from or given away by the possessor
montesquieu
best known for The Spirit of Laws (1748), one of the great works in the history of political theory and of jurisprudence
social contract
an implicit agreement among the members of a society to cooperate for social benefits
revolution
a forcible overthrow of a government or social order, in favor of a new system
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
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
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
maximilien robespierre
radical democrat and key figure in the French Revolution of 1789
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
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
simon bolivar
Venezuelan soldier and statesman who played a central role in the South American independence movement
vladimir lenin
a Russian revolutionary, politician, and political theorist
fidel castro
served as the first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba from 1961 until 2011
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