Democracy in Mexico and Norway

  • NORWAY: Drew up a constitution

    NORWAY: Drew up a constitution
    Prince Christian Frederick called an assembly for norwegians' rebellions against the move of Denmark into Norway to Sweden. At the assembly they drew up the constitution and Prince Chris was elected king.
  • NORWAY: Lost Autonomy

    NORWAY: Lost Autonomy
    Swedes invaded Norway, the Sweddish king had the control of Norway, he accepted the constitution but Norway lost autonomy.
  • "The Year of Miracles"

    "The Year of Miracles"
    Independece for Norway and liberty for the Norwegians, the war between Sweden and Norway finished
  • An extraordinary assembled session (storting)

    An extraordinary assembled session (storting)
    Frederik called for an election to 79 representatives as the initials of the Storting (parlament) and to amend the constitution of Eidsvoll of the union with Sweden. Also Chris gave the announcement of his renounce to the throne.
  • The Storting accepted the amended Constitution

    The Storting accepted the amended Constitution
    The new constitution was completed. Norway officialy as an independent country had the union with Sweden. The Storting chose another king: Carl XIII of Sweden.
  • Reform Laws

    Reform Laws
    the reform laws and the constitution of 1857 by Benito Juarez, Miguel Lerdo de Tejada and Jose Maria Iglesias and others, there was declared that all citizens were equal before the law and took away many privileges
  • ¨Porfiriato¨

    ¨Porfiriato¨
    The Porfiriato was a dictatorship where Porfirio Diaz allowed foreign investment and the country prosperous, but we only enjoyed by the rich peasants were exploited and punished them if they protested.
  • ¨Madero period´

    ¨Madero period´
    In this period the Mexican goverment could express with liberty.
    Its main objective was to achieve democratic regeneration of the country through ¨effective suffrage and no re-election¨ of public officials. These ideas were shaped by Madero in his book The Presidential Succession in 1910, which raised blister between the Mexican political class and even allowed Madero will meet with President Porfirio Diaz.
  • Porfirio Diaz resignation

    Porfirio Diaz resignation
    The Chamber of Deputies demanded the resignation of Porfirio Diaz and appointed Leon de la Barra as the new president of Mexico and that was how the time of Porfirio Diaz ended after 34 years.
  • Equal opportunities...vote suffrage

    Equal opportunities...vote suffrage
    Since 1898 that men could vote, women as Gina Krog fought for that humans rights. In 1913, The assembly gave that right for all Norwegians women. Norway was the first country that had vote suffrage, and that equality, liberty and independence made Norway powerful.
  • New Mexican Constitution.

    New Mexican Constitution.
    After the Revolution of 1910 as a consequence Mexico needs more power in its political system to have people safety. The President Venustiano Carranza, Talked to the congress to make changes of the contitution of 1857. The new constitution was promulgated on February 5, 1917. This constitution included systems of 1857. As no reelection, free education, no work more than 8 hours etc.
  • President Adolfo Ruiz Cortinez gave the right to womens to vote.

    President Adolfo Ruiz Cortinez gave the right to womens to vote.
    During his campaign for president in 1952, Ruiz Cortines, a native of Veracruz had noted that, of being favored by the votes of citizens, take measures to ensure equal political rights to women and men measures. He made this possible on October 17 of 1953