The political structure changed from theocracy to a conventional democracy, and non-Mormons were elected to important positions, including the office of governor.
The author Ba Jin wrote novels and short stories on anarchist themes that were widely popular in China in the 1930s and '40s, and Ba was elected to important literary and cultural organizations after the communist victory in the Chinese Civil War (1945 49).
He made his name tackling corruption in the sprawling city of Chongqing and had been expected to be elected to an important position during this year's leadership change.
He made his name tackling corruption in Chongqing and had been expected to be elected to an important position during the once-in-a-decade leadership change due at the Communist Party congress this autumn.
Ruth Padel, the first woman to be elected to the most important academic poetry position in Britain, is resisting calls from across the literary world for her to quit following her admission that she tipped off newspapers about claims of sexual impropriety against her chief rival for the post.
It is up to us, all of us, to convince people we know that accepting the hate speech and racism being spewed by Donald Trump, by allowing him to be elected to the most important position in the world, is simply unacceptable.
Other mayors have been elected to this high and important office, and other mayors will be elected to this great office, but never will any mayor endeavor to serve the people more than I have tried to serve the people during the eight long years that I have been mayor.
I don't even live here full time, but I felt proud of all the people who were elected to do the most important jobs in this city, in this state -- in fact, in this country.
The vote also served notice that a bloc of developing nations opposed to American policies is becoming much stronger and more effective, and that Washington can no longer expect to be elected automatically to important panels.
