May Coup of 1926

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military coup d'état political event

The May Coup of 1926 was a military takeover led by Józef Piłsudski that overthrew Poland’s democratic government and ushered in the authoritarian Sanation regime in the Second Polish Republic.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
May Coup 2
May Coup of 1926 in Poland 2
May Coup in Poland (as government head) 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf military coup d'état ⓘ
political event ⓘ
alsoKnownAs May Coup of 1926 ⓘ
surface form: May Coup

May Coup d'État ⓘ
Przewrót majowy ⓘ
cause conflict between Józef Piłsudski and the parliamentary government ⓘ
economic difficulties in Poland in the mid-1920s ⓘ
political instability in the Second Polish Republic ⓘ
chronology occurred between World War I and World War II ⓘ
combatant Polish Army units supporting the government ⓘ
forces loyal to Józef Piłsudski ⓘ
country Second Polish Republic ⓘ
endDate 1926-05-15 ⓘ
followedBy Second Polish Republic ⓘ
surface form: Sanation regime

rule of Józef Piłsudski as de facto leader of Poland ⓘ
hasParticipant Józef Piłsudski ⓘ
Polish Army ⓘ
Stanisław Wojciechowski ⓘ
Wincenty Witos ⓘ
leader Józef Piłsudski ⓘ
location Poland ⓘ
Warsaw ⓘ
numberOfCasualties approximately 400 killed ⓘ
approximately 900 wounded ⓘ
opponent government forces of the Second Polish Republic ⓘ
supporters of President Stanisław Wojciechowski ⓘ
supporters of Prime Minister Wincenty Witos ⓘ
partOf history of the Second Polish Republic ⓘ
interwar history of Poland ⓘ
politicalContext Second Polish Republic parliamentary system ⓘ
politicalOutcome dominance of Sanation politicians in government ⓘ
limitation of parliamentary powers ⓘ
strengthening of the presidency ⓘ
precededBy frequent changes of government in the Second Polish Republic ⓘ
political crisis of May 1926 in Poland ⓘ
relatedTo April Constitution of 1935 ⓘ
surface form: Constitution of April 1935 of Poland

Sanation movement ⓘ
result beginning of authoritarian rule in Poland ⓘ
establishment of the Sanation regime ⓘ
overthrow of the government of the Second Polish Republic ⓘ
resignation of President Stanisław Wojciechowski ⓘ
resignation of Prime Minister Wincenty Witos ⓘ
significance marked the end of parliamentary democracy in interwar Poland ⓘ
strengthened the political role of the military in Poland ⓘ
ushered in the Sanation political movement ⓘ
startDate 1926-05-12 ⓘ
tookPlaceIn Belweder Palace area in Warsaw ⓘ
Warsaw bridges over the Vistula River ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

May Coup of 1926 → alsoKnownAs → May Coup of 1926 ⓘ
this entity surface form: May Coup
Ignacy Mościcki → cameToPowerFollowing → May Coup of 1926 ⓘ
this entity surface form: May Coup of 1926 in Poland
Second Polish Republic → event → May Coup of 1926 ⓘ
Józef Piłsudski → notableFor → May Coup of 1926 ⓘ
this entity surface form: May Coup of 1926 in Poland
Wincenty Witos → participantIn → May Coup of 1926 ⓘ
this entity surface form: May Coup in Poland (as government head)
Sanation movement → significantEvent → May Coup of 1926 ⓘ
this entity surface form: May Coup