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Events relating to democracy
The Cheka (origin of the KGB) is established to suppress political dissent in Russia
British women are at last given the right to vote, but only if aged 30 or over
Wafd, a national party, is formed in Cairo with the purpose of ending Egypt's enforced link with Britain
Countess Markiewicz, an Irish republican, is elected a member of Britain's House of Commons but refuses to take her seat
Lloyd George, fighting the British general election as head of a coalition, devastates the Liberal opposition
Returning from active service with the Royal Navy, Erskine Childers devotes his energies to Sinn Fein and Irish independence
Mussolini founds the Fasci di Combattimento, dedicated to opposing the Socialist party
Adolf Hitler joins the tiny German Workers' party, the members of which share his own virulent anti-semitism
Nancy Astor, as MP for Plymouth, becomes the first woman to take her seat in Britain's House of Commons
A plebiscite in Schleswig establishes the border between Denmark and Germany
The Nineteenth Amendment to the US Constitution guarantees women the right to vote
A Communist uprising in the Ruhr is suppressed with difficulty by the German army
The republican party Sinn Fein is unopposed in southern Ireland's first general election, and so wins every available seat in the Dail
Mussolini and 35 of his Fascist colleagues win seats in the Italian parliament
The Sinn Fein members of southern Ireland's new parliament assemble on their own, under the name Dáil Eireann (Assembly of Ireland)
The Young Kikuyu Association is formed in Kenya, to fight for African rights and the restoration of Kikuyu land
Adolf Hitler becomes leader of the Nazi party, which now has about 3000 members
Mao Zedong leads a delegation to the First Congress of the Chinese Communist Party in Shanghai
Agnes Macphail becomes the first woman to sit in Canada's parliament
In elections to the Dáil the pro-treaty faction of Collins and Griffith defeats the opposition, led by de Valera
Lloyd George loses his majority in the House of Commons when the Conservatives vote in a Carlton Club meeting to withdraw from his coalitiion
The Labour party, winning 142 seats and beating the Liberals into third place, becomes for the first time the official UK opposition
With Mussolini already installed as Il Duce, his party wins 65% of the votes in a general election
The African National Congress (ANC) is formed in South Africa by renaming the South African National Native Congress
De Valera and his followers do well in elections to the Dáil but decline to take their seats
