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101 matches to Declaration of Rights
National Assembly. 1789-91. French legislature of Third Estate. 1946-. Lower house of French parliament. Rights of Man. Legislative Assembly.
Pillnitz, Declaration of. 1791. Holy Roman Empire, Prussia support Restoration in France. French Revolutionary Wars.
Rights of Man, Declaration. 1789. Preamble to 1791 French constitution. Guaranteed representation, equality before law, property, freedom of religion, press, speech.
Seven Bishops. 1688. Confined to Tower for opposing Declaration of Indulgence.
Sieyès, Joseph. 1748-1836. French abbé. What is the Third Estate? called for democracy 1789. Drafted Declaration of the Rights of Man. Helped organize Napoleon’s coup.
Smith, Ian. 1919-. S.Rhodesian Prime Minister 1964-79. Unilateral Declaration of Independence. 1965. Fought black rights.
Tennis Court Oath. 1789. French Third Estate vows to obtain constitution. Declaration of authority of National Assembly.
Universal Declaration of Human Rights. 1948. United Nations list of rights to be accorded people by their governments. Rejected by USSR, China, Poland, Yugoslavia, Ukraine, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, many Moslem countries. Signed by Russia, 1996.
Zionism. 1882-1947. Aspirations of a Jewish nation in Israel. Balfour Declaration. Herzl.
African National Congress. ANC. 1912-. Organization for black rights in South Africa outlawed to 1990. 1994- Ruling party. Mandela.
Akkerman, Convention. 1826. Russia-Turkey. Serbia autonomous. Russian shipping rights in Turkey.
Algeciras, Conference. 1906. French retain rights over Morocco.
Alvarez Quintero, Joaquin. 1873-1944, + Serafin 1871-1938. Spanish playwrights.
Amboise Peace. 1563. Gave limited rights of worship to French Huguenots.
American Civil Liberties Union. ACLU. 1920-. US legal action group supporting civil rights.
Amnesty International. 1961. Human rights watchdog NGO fighting for political prisoners and victims of torture. MacBride.
Bering Sea Dispute. 1886-91. US/Canada re sealing rights.
Bloomer, Amelia. 1818-94. US temperance, women’s rights activist. Wore bloomers.
Buisson, Ferdinand. 1841-1932. French educator. Founded League of Human Rights 1898.
Charter to the Nobility. 1785. Rights and prerogatives of Russian nobility.
Civil Rights Acts. US. 1866 Black citizenship. 1964 Ends all legal discrimination. 1968 Bans housing discrimination. 1991 Equal employment.
Civil Rights Movement. 1950-91. US movement to obtain rights for blacks. 1955 Parks. 1963 March on Washington. King speech. 1991 Civil Rights Act.
Constitution, US. 1787. Effective 1789. Defines government, liberties, basic laws. Amendments I-X 1791 Bill of Rights. XIII 1865 Abolishes slavery. XVIII 1919 Prohibition. XIX 1920 Women suffrage. XXI 1933 Repeals Prohibition. XXVI 1971 Voting age 18.
Crofters Act. 1886. Gave rights, security to crofters.
Dawes Act. 1887. US law granting citizenship and land rights to individual Indians.