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A republic, based on the Latin phrase res publica ('public affair'), is a state in which political power rests with the public through their representatives —in contrast to a monarchy. [1] [2] Representation in a republic may or may not be freely elected by the general citizenry.
Een republiek is een staat waarvan het staatshoofd niet door erfopvolging wordt aangewezen, maar op een of andere manier wordt verkozen. [1] . De hoogste macht ligt hierdoor bij één of meer personen, die de macht via het volk ( democratie ), het parlement of via een staatsgreep of als buitenlandse bezettende macht in handen gekregen hebben.
Dutch Republic. P.-Bish. The United Provinces of the Netherlands, officially the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands ( Dutch: Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden ), and commonly referred to in historiography as the Dutch Republic, was a confederation that existed from 1579 until the Batavian Revolution in 1795.
The South African Republic ( Dutch: Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek, abbreviated ZAR; Afrikaans: Suid-Afrikaanse Republiek ), also known as the Transvaal Republic, was an independent Boer republic in Southern Africa which existed from 1852 to 1902, when it was annexed into the British Empire as a result of the Second Boer War .
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A republic is a form of government that has no monarchy and no hereditary aristocracy. [1] It originates from Rome. In 509 BC, the Romans overthrew the Roman Kingdom and established a republic, a government in which citizens elected representatives to rule on their behalf.
The Nieuwe Republiek ("New Republic") was a small Boer republic which existed from 1884 to 1888 in present-day South Africa. It was recognised only by Germany and the South African Republic. Its independence was proclaimed on August 16, 1884, with land donated by the Zulu Kingdom through a treaty.
The Czech Republic is a unitary parliamentary republic and developed country with an advanced, high-income social market economy. It is a welfare state with a European social model, universal health care and free-tuition university education. It ranks 32nd in the Human Development Index.