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The 71 pages that link to One-party state, each with the reason it gives.

• Democratic centralismNarrower topic: Democratic centralism can govern a party that monopolizes state power, but is not itself a state system.

• Political partyCompared with: It contrasts with systems where parties compete openly for government.

• Kwame NkrumahRelated: Nkrumah’s government made Ghana a one-party state in 1964.

• Communist Party of the Soviet UnionNarrower topic: The party’s supremacy made the Soviet Union a one-party state.

• Military dictatorshipCompared with: A dominant party, rather than military command, can organize authoritarian rule.

• Institutional Revolutionary PartyNarrower topic: The PRI dominated Mexico for decades without formally abolishing opposition parties, distinguishing its system from outright one-party rule.

• Nazi seizure of powerNarrower topic: By July 1933, the Nazi regime had made the NSDAP Germany’s only legal political party.

• Mobutu Sese SekoRelated: The Popular Movement of the Revolution became the sole legal party under Mobutu.

• Dictatorship of the proletariatRelated: Several governments invoking proletarian dictatorship concentrated political authority in a single party.

• GleichschaltungNarrower topic: The outlawing or absorption of rivals made Germany a Nazi one-party state.

• Republican People's PartyRelated: The CHP governed Turkey without sustained multiparty competition from 1925 to 1945.

• Personalist dictatorshipCompared with: A disciplined party can constrain its leader, whereas personalist rule subordinates organizations to the ruler.

• African socialismRelated: Several socialist governments treated party-led unity as a means to organize national development.

• Félix Houphouët-BoignyNarrower topic: The Democratic Party’s dominance gave Houphouët-Boigny’s government extensive control over political competition.

• Party systemCompared with: It lacks the genuine interparty competition characteristic of party systems.

• Joshua NkomoRelated: The Unity Accord advanced Mugabe’s declared aim of consolidating one-party rule.

• Socialist Revolutionary PartyRelated: The party's suppression marked the consolidation of Bolshevik political monopoly.

• Soviet democracyRelated: The Soviet system became a one-party state despite its formal network of elected councils.

• Vanguard partyRelated: Vanguard-party rule has often been used to justify restricting political competition.

• VanguardismRelated: Vanguard parties that take state power have often justified exclusive rule through their leadership claim.

• Wen JiabaoNarrower topic: Wen’s policy leadership operated within the Communist Party’s monopoly on political power.

• AutocracyBroader topic: Party organization can concentrate authority while distributing offices among a ruling elite.

• Habib BourguibaNarrower topic: Bourguiba’s regime consolidated power through a dominant party and restricted opposition.

• Julius MartovCompared with: Martov opposed the Bolsheviks’ suppression of rival parties and independent socialist politics.

• SovietizationRelated: Communist rule commonly eliminated meaningful competition from other parties.

• Valentine StrasserCompared with: Momoh's pre-coup government operated within a one-party system, unlike the military council Strasser led.

• All People's CongressNarrower topic: From 1978, the APC governed Sierra Leone under this system.

• Aristides PereiraRelated: Cape Verde was governed as a one-party state during most of Pereira’s presidency.

• David DackoNarrower topic: Dacko made MESAN the sole legal party during his first presidency.

• Joseph Saidu MomohNarrower topic: Momoh inherited and governed within the APC’s one-party system before legalizing multiparty politics.

• Kenneth KaundaRelated: Kaunda’s government made UNIP the sole legal party in 1972.

• Kronstadt RebellionNarrower topic: The suppression affirmed the Bolshevik government’s refusal to allow independent political competition.

• Luís CabralRelated: Cabral’s government was organized around PAIGC’s exclusive political authority.

• Omar BongoRelated: Gabon formally adopted one-party rule during Bongo’s presidency.

• Zine El Abidine Ben AliCompared with: Ben Ali’s RCD-dominated system contrasted with the multiparty competition sought after his removal.

• Abeid KarumeRelated: Karume’s administration concentrated political power in the Afro-Shirazi Party.

• Communist partyBroader topic: Some communist parties built states that excluded independent competition for political power.

• Democratic Republic of AfghanistanNarrower topic: The ruling party controlled the republic’s institutions and restricted political competition.

• Francisco Macías NguemaRelated: Macías’s government outlawed effective political competition and folded public life into regime control.

• François TombalbayeNarrower topic: Tombalbaye consolidated power by banning opposition parties and making his party the sole legal party.

• Goulash CommunismNarrower topic: Economic flexibility coexisted with the Hungarian Socialist Workers’ Party’s political monopoly.

• Hassan Gouled AptidonNarrower topic: Djibouti under Aptidon was governed through a single legal party.

• Moktar Ould DaddahNarrower topic: Mauritania became a one-party state during Daddah’s presidency.

• Open societyCompared with: A monopoly on power blocks peaceful competition and institutional replacement.

• Siaka StevensNarrower topic: Sierra Leone formally became a one-party state during Stevens’s presidency.

• Wang DanCompared with: Wang Dan's demand for democratic reform challenged China's one-party political structure.

• William TubmanRelated: Tubman’s True Whig Party maintained control while opposition remained constrained.

• Ahmadou AhidjoNarrower topic: Ahidjo’s government transformed Cameroon into a one-party state in 1966.

• Chama Cha MapinduziRelated: Tanzania’s former one-party system gave the party an institutional advantage before multiparty politics returned.

• Daniel arap MoiNarrower topic: Kenya formally became a one-party state under Moi in 1982.