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Events relating to democracy
The Sudeten German National Socialist Party demands secession from Czechoslovakia, in keeping with Hitler's plans for the Sudetenland
Voters in both Germany and Austria give massive approval for Hitler's annexation of Austria
Robert Menzies, leader of the United Australia Party, becomes Australia's prime minister
Jan Smuts defeats J.B.M. Hertzog in a vote on neutrality, and takes Hertzog's place as South African premier
President Roosevelt, campaigning for a third term, asssures Americans that he will not send their sons to fight in Europe's war
F.D. Roosevelt wins an unprecedented third US presidential term, albeit it with a considerably reduced share of the vote
Australian prime minister Robert Menzies is forced to resign after losing the confidence of his cabinet
President Roosevelt, although seriously ill, is elected for a fourth term with Harry S. Truman as his vice-president
Stalin, at Yalta, promises free elections in post-war eastern Europe
The British electorate dismisses Winston Churchill, giving the Labour party and Clement Attlee a landslide victory
Winston Churchill, losing the postwar general election in Britain, has to yield his seat at Potsdam in mid-conference to Clement Attlee
Aung San's party, the Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League, wins a landslide victory in the Burmese election
The Communists become the largest party in Czechoslovakia, winning 38% of the vote in a free election
An election campaign in Poland, marked by violence and the use of terror, brings a Communist landslide
Muslims proclaim an independent state in west Kashmir, defying the wishes of the maharaja
Daniel Malan becomes South Africa's prime minister after his National Party wins the general election
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is set up by the USA and Canada, together with Britain and other European countries, for purposes of collective security
The Twenty-Second Amendment to the US Constitution prevents anyone being elected for more than two presidential terms
Richard Daley begins a powerful and often unscrupulous reign of 22 years as mayor of Chicago
French citizens approve the new constitution proposed by de Gaulle, thus introducing the Fifth Republic
Achmed Sukarno assumes dictatorial powers, operating an Indonesian policy officially known as Guided Democracy
Kenneth Kaunda is elected president of UNIP, a new party fighting for an independent Northern Rhodesia
The Quiet Revolution in Quebec begins with the election of Jean Lesage and the Liberals
Kenyatta, still in prison, is elected leader of KANU, a new political party in Kenya
Joshua Nkomo founds ZAPU, the Zimbabwe African People's Union, in the British colony of Southern Rhodesia
