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General election
In a parliamentary political system, a general election is an election in which all or most members of a given political body are chosen. The term is usually used to refer to elections held for a nation's primary legislative body, as distinguished from by-elections and local elections.The term originates in the United Kingdom general elections for the House of Commons.-In the United...
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1967
4.21.1967
A few days before the general election in Greece, Colonel George Papadopoulos leads a coup d'état, establishing a military regime that lasts for seven years.
1988
10.5.1988
The Chilean opposition coalition ''Concertación'' (center-left) defeats Augusto Pinochet in his re-election attempt and a general election is called the following year.
1994
4.27.1994
South African general election, 1994: The first democratic general election in South Africa, in which black citizens could vote.