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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| May Coup | 3 |
| May Coup d'État canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: May Coup d'État Context triple: [May Coup of 1926, alsoKnownAs, May Coup d'État]
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A.
Coup of 18 Brumaire
The Coup of 18 Brumaire was the 1799 seizure of power in France that overthrew the Directory and paved the way for Napoleon Bonaparte’s rule as First Consul.
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B.
Storming of the Tuileries Palace
The Storming of the Tuileries Palace was a pivotal insurrection on 10 August 1792 during the French Revolution, in which revolutionaries overran the royal residence in Paris and effectively ended King Louis XVI’s constitutional monarchy.
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C.
Thermidorian Reaction
The Thermidorian Reaction was a pivotal phase of the French Revolution marked by the overthrow and execution of Robespierre and the end of the Reign of Terror, leading to a more moderate republican government.
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D.
Siege of Toulon
The Siege of Toulon was a pivotal 1793 military engagement during the French Revolutionary Wars in which Republican forces recaptured the key Mediterranean port from Royalist and British control, launching Napoleon Bonaparte’s rise to prominence.
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E.
Decembrist revolt
The Decembrist revolt was an 1825 uprising by Russian army officers and nobles seeking constitutional reform and an end to autocratic rule in the Russian Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: May Coup d'État Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Coup of 18 Brumaire
The Coup of 18 Brumaire was the 1799 seizure of power in France that overthrew the Directory and paved the way for Napoleon Bonaparte’s rule as First Consul.
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B.
Storming of the Tuileries Palace
The Storming of the Tuileries Palace was a pivotal insurrection on 10 August 1792 during the French Revolution, in which revolutionaries overran the royal residence in Paris and effectively ended King Louis XVI’s constitutional monarchy.
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C.
Thermidorian Reaction
The Thermidorian Reaction was a pivotal phase of the French Revolution marked by the overthrow and execution of Robespierre and the end of the Reign of Terror, leading to a more moderate republican government.
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D.
Siege of Toulon
The Siege of Toulon was a pivotal 1793 military engagement during the French Revolutionary Wars in which Republican forces recaptured the key Mediterranean port from Royalist and British control, launching Napoleon Bonaparte’s rise to prominence.
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E.
Decembrist revolt
The Decembrist revolt was an 1825 uprising by Russian army officers and nobles seeking constitutional reform and an end to autocratic rule in the Russian Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coup d'état
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military takeover ⓘ political event ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
May Coup d'État
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
surface form:
Sanation regime
|
| 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
ⓘ
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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Subject: May Coup d'État Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
May Coup
this entity surface form:
May Coup
subject surface form:
Stanisław Wojciechowski
this entity surface form:
May Coup