<human>:  Who was the first person to be elected as a democratically-elected leader?
<bot>: The first person to be elected as a democratically-elected leader was the Greek leader Solon. Solon was a lawgiver who lived in Athens in the 6th century BC. He was the first person to introduce a system of checks and balances into the government, which is a system of three branches of government that work together to ensure that the government is accountable to the people.