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The phrase surged in English-language usage around 1880,[1] thanks in part to British trade unionist George Howell, who used the phrase "one man, one vote" in political pamphlets.[2] During the mid-to-late 20th-century period of decolonisation and the struggles for national sovereignty, this phrase became widely used in developing countries where majority populations sought to gain political power in proportion to their numbers.[citation needed] The slogan was notably used by the anti-apartheid movement during the 1980s, which sought to end white minority rule in South Africa.[a]