Democratic socialism facts for kids
Democratic socialism is a socialism where government is organized by democracy.
the combination of the two ideologies of democracy and socialism make democratic socialism.
Examples of democratic socialist include Salvador Allende, the democratically elected President of Chile who was overthrown by a US-backed coup de etat; Evo Morales, the former president of Bolivia; and the United Kingdom Parliament's former Leader of the Opposition Jeremy Corbyn.
Democratic socialism is not the same as Marxism-Leninism, which believes in single party rule.
Related pages
- socialism
- social democracy (do not confuse with democratic socialism)
Images for kids
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Karl Marx, whose thought influenced the development of democratic socialism, with some endorsing it and others rejecting it
See also
In Spanish: Socialismo democrático para niños
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