May Coup d'État
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The May Coup d'État was a 1926 military takeover in Poland led by Józef Piłsudski that overthrew the democratic government and established a more authoritarian regime.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| May Coup | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
coup d'état
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military takeover ⓘ political event ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
May Coup d'État
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surface form:
May Coup
Przewrót majowy ⓘ |
| belongsToCategory |
1926 in Poland
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Interwar coups d'état ⓘ Military coups in Europe ⓘ Political history of Poland ⓘ |
| casualties | hundreds of killed and wounded ⓘ |
| cause |
conflict between Józef Piłsudski and the ruling coalition
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political instability in the Second Polish Republic ⓘ |
| constitutionalImpact |
strengthening of executive power in Poland
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weakening of parliamentary institutions in Poland ⓘ |
| country | Poland ⓘ |
| date | May 1926 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1926-05-15 ⓘ |
| era | interwar period ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Sanation movement
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surface form:
Sanation regime
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| follows | parliamentary rule in the Second Polish Republic ⓘ |
| governmentFormAfter | authoritarian presidential-parliamentary system dominated by Piłsudski’s camp ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | history of Poland (1918–1939) ⓘ |
| immediateConsequence |
resignation of President Stanisław Wojciechowski
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resignation of Prime Minister Wincenty Witos ⓘ |
| leader | Józef Piłsudski ⓘ |
| location | Warsaw ⓘ |
| mainProponent | Józef Piłsudski ⓘ |
| militaryForceOpposedBy | units loyal to the legal government ⓘ |
| militaryForceUsedBy | units loyal to Józef Piłsudski ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
General Lucjan Żeligowski
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Józef Piłsudski ⓘ |
| opponent |
President Stanisław Wojciechowski
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government of Wincenty Witos ⓘ |
| partOf | interwar politics of the Second Polish Republic ⓘ |
| politicalContext | Second Polish Republic ⓘ |
| region | Central Europe ⓘ |
| relatedIdeology | Sanation movement ⓘ |
| result |
establishment of a more authoritarian regime
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overthrow of the democratic government of the Second Polish Republic ⓘ |
| significance |
brought Piłsudski and his supporters to dominant political power
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marked the end of parliamentary democracy in interwar Poland ⓘ |
| startDate | 1926-05-12 ⓘ |
| triggerEvent | Piłsudski’s conflict with the government over control of the army and state policy ⓘ |
| typeOfGovernmentEstablished | authoritarian regime ⓘ |
| typeOfGovernmentOverthrown | democratic government ⓘ |
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