Universal manhood suffrage

In 1789, Revolutionary France adopted the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen and, although short-lived, the National Convention was elected by all men in 1792.

Universal male suffrage was re-established in France in the wake of the French Revolution of 1848.

[4] The expansion of suffrage was largely peaceful, excepting the Rhode Island Dorr Rebellion.

In 1925, the Japanese government passed a bill granting universal manhood suffrage, additionally removing the poll tax.

The New Women's Society sidestepped its activism that year in order for legislation to freely pass.

The establishment of universal male suffrage in France in 1848 was an important milestone in the history of democracy.