Winning the gold medal was a great achievement.

prestatie

Neil Armstrong was the first astronaut to walk on the moon.

astronaut

People who live in a democracy can choose who will lead their country.

democratie

In 1966, Indians elected Indira Ghandi as their first female Prime Minister.

verkiezen

She won the election and became the first female Prime Minister.

verkiezing

Which woman became Pakistan's first female Prime Minister in 1988?

vrouwelijk

When she won the election she became the first female head of state.

staatshoofd

The freedom to say what you think is one of the basic human rights.

mensenrechten

People who cannot read or write are described as illiterate.

analfabeet

Women earn only 10% of world income.

inkomen

Their demonstration was non-violent, so nobody was hurt.

geweldloos

He doesn't own a car, so he usually takes the bus.

bezitten

Men are the owners of 99% of the world's property.

eigenaar / bezitter

The new laws will be discussed in Parliament.

parlement

Aung San Suu Kyi is a famous politician from Burma.

politicus

She is interested in politics and would like to be a politician when she is older.

politiek

We were very poor and often had no food to eat.

arm

Ghandi had an extraordinary power to make people follow him.

vermogen / macht

All the land and buildings here are private property.

bezit

She must have been lonely flying solo around the world in a helicopter.

solo / alleen

She was in important figure in the struggle for democracy.

strijd

Women in Liechtenstein got the vote in 1984.

stemrecht

How old do you have to be to vote in an election?

stemmen