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The term "Democratic Republic" has formed part of several states' official names. Today it is largely meaningless, due to the fact that many "democratic republics" are not liberal democracies, as well as the fact that many republics that are democratic don't use the title of "democratic republic" in their official names. A state is a political association with effective dominion over a geographic area. ...
Democracy describes a number of related forms of government. ...
in particular, for the archaizing senses of republic, as a translation of politeia or res publica Forms of government Part of the Politics series Politics Portal This box: A republic is a form of government maintained by a state or country whose sovereignty is based on consent of the governed...
Liberal democracy is a form of government. ...
Both present-day and defunct Democratic Republics have included countries that had little or nothing in common with each other. The reasons why countries call themselves Democratic Republics are also very different from case to case, but the common denominator seems to be that all these countries were created as a result of a revolution or war of independence against a domestic or foreign regime that was widely seen as tyrannical, oppressive and undemocratic. Thus the new country gave itself the title of "Democratic Republic" in order to reflect the idea that a dictatorial regime had been overthrown and a new, democratic one was put in its place. The storming of the Bastille, 14 July 1789 during the French Revolution. ...
The term War of Independence is generally used to describe a war occurring over a territory that has declared independence. ...
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Oppress is the negative outcome experienced by people targeted by the cruel exercise of power in a society or social group. ...
Forms of government Part of the Politics series Politics Portal This box: A dictatorship is an autocratic form of government in which the government is ruled by a dictator. ...
This may be the reason why Democratic Republics tend to be either ex-colonies (Congo, Sri Lanka, Algeria, etc.) who achieved independence after breaking away from an imperialist power, or communist states that were created after the overthrow of a capitalist regime (since communists regard capitalism as inherently undemocratic). In particular, the German Democratic Republic (East Germany), the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) gave themselves the title of "Democratic Republics" as a way of implying that their rivals - West Germany, South Vietnam and South Korea - were not democratic (as is sometimes the case, such as in South Vietnam). This article does not cite any references or sources. ...
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A map of countries who declared themselves to be socialist states under the Marxist-Leninist or Maoist definition (in other words, Communist states) at some point in their history. ...
Capitalism generally refers to an economic system in which the means of production are all or mostly privately[1][2] owned and operated for profit, and in which investments, distribution, income, production and pricing of goods and services are determined through the operation of a free market. ...
Communism is an ideology that seeks to establish a classless, stateless social organization based on common ownership of the means of production. ...
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The Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRVN), or less commonly, Vietnamese Democratic Republic (Vietnamese: Việt Nam Dân Chủ Cộng Hòa), also known as North Vietnam, was proclaimed by Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi, September 2nd1945 and was recognized by the Peoples Republic of China and the...
Anthem Thanh niên Hà nh Khúc (Call to the Citizens) Capital Saigon Language(s) Vietnamese Government Republic Last President¹ Duong Van Minh Last Prime minister Vu Van Mau Historical era Cold War - Regime change June 14, 1955 - Dissolution April 30, 1975 Area - 1973 173,809 km² 67,108...
While these communist states are widely regarded as being dictatorships themselves, their use of democratic rhetoric and the term "Democratic Republic" are often cited as proof that democracy forms an integral part of communist ideology, and that even a dictatorship must claim to be democratic if it wants to call itself communist.
Former Democratic Republics
The Democratic Republic of Afghanistan was the communist governance in Afghanistan between 1978 and 1992. ...
Motto: None Anthem: Azərbaycan Respublikasının Dövlət Himni March of Azerbaijan Map of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic from 1919 to 1920. ...
The Peoples Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (PDRE) was the official name of Ethiopia from 1987 to 1991, as established by the Communist government of Mengistu Haile Mariam and the Workers Party of Ethiopia (WPE). ...
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The Finnish Democratic Republic (Finnish: Suomen Kansanvaltainen Tasavalta) was a short-lived Communist regime in those minor parts of Finland that were occupied by the Soviet Union during the Winter War. ...
Anthem: Dideba Zetsit Kurtheuls (Praise Be To The Heavenly Bestower of Blessings) Map of the Democratic Republic of Georgia from November 1918 to May 1920. ...
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Motto: Tanindrazana, Fahafahana, Fandrosoana(Malagasy) Ancestral-land, Liberty, Progress Anthem: Ry Tanindraza nay malala ô Oh, Our Beloved Ancestral-land Capital (and largest city) Antananarivo Official languages Malagasy, French[1] Government Republic - President Marc Ravalomanana - Prime Minister Charles Rabemananjara Independence from France - Date 26 June 1960 Area - Total 587,041 km...
Moldavian Democratic Republic was declared on December 16, 1917 by the National Council (Sfatul Ţării) of Bassarabia (Bessarabia) elected in September 1917 in the wake of the February Revolution in the Russian Empire. ...
Somalia (Somali: Soomaaliya; Arabic: الصومال, As-Sumal), formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic, is an African country that exists solely in a de jure capacity. ...
Motto Al-Nasr Lana(Arabic) Victory is Ours Anthem Ù†ØÙ† جند Ù„Ù„Û Ø¬Ù†Ø¯ الوطن (Arabic) We are the Army of God and of Our Land Capital Khartoum Largest city Omdurman Official languages Arabic,English Government Government of National Unity - President Omar al-Bashir - First Vice President Salva Kiir - Second Vice President Ali Osman Taha Independence...
Flag Russian Transcaucasia immediately prior to the formation of the Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic. ...
The Democratic Republic of Vietnam (Vietnamese Việt Nam Dân Chủ Cộng Hòa), also known as North Vietnam, was founded by Ho Chi Minh and was recognized by China and the USSR in 1950. ...
Capital Aden Language(s) Arabic Government Socialist state President Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas Prime Minister Yasin Said Numan Historical era Cold War - Independence November 30 1967 - UN membership December 14, 1967 - Constitution October 31, 1978 - Reunification May 22 1990 Area - 1990 332,970 km2 Expression error: unrecognised punctuation character...
Current Democratic Republics Motto Honra, Pátria e Povo(Portuguese) Honour, Homeland and People Anthem Pátria Capital (and largest city) Dili Official languages Portuguese, Tetum1 Government Republic - President Xanana Gusmão - Prime Minister José Ramos Horta Independence from Portugal2 - Declared November 28, 1975 - Recognized May 20, 2002 Area - Total 14,609 km...
Motto: n/a Anthem: Independência total Capital (and largest city) São Tomé Portuguese Government Republic - President Fradique de Menezes - Prime Minister Tomé Vera Cruz Independence from Portugal - Date 12 July 1975 Area - Total 964 km² (183rd) 372 sq mi - Water (%) 0 Population - 2005 estimate 157,000 (188th) - Density...
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Motto (Arabic) From the people and for the people Anthem (Arabic) The Pledge Capital (and largest city) Algiers Official languages Demonym Algerian Government Semi-presidential republic - President Abdelaziz Bouteflika - Prime Minister Abdelaziz Belkhadem Establishment - Hammadid dynasty from 1014 - Ottoman rule from 1516 - French rule from 1830 - Republic July 5, 1962...
Motto: Øرية ديمقراطية ÙˆØدة (Arabic) Liberty, Democracy, Unity Anthem: YÄbaniy Es-SaharÄ listen This map indicates the territory claimed by the SADR, viz. ...
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