King Michael I of Romania led a coup d’état that removed the Nazi-aligned government of Ion Antonescu.
21st June 1919: The German High Seas naval fleet is scuttled at Scapa Flow
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The Revolución Libertadora began in Argentina, resulting in the end of Juan Perón’s second term as President.
On the 19th August 1991 Mikhail Gorbachev, the President of the Soviet Union, was placed under house arrest in what is known as the August Coup.
On the 22nd March 1621, Dutch legal scholar Hugo Grotius – also known as Hugo de Groot – escaped imprisonment in Loevestein Castle concealed inside a book chest.
On the 8th November 1923, the Beer Hall Putsch took place when Adolf Hitler along with First World War hero Erich Ludendorff led an attempted coup against the Weimar Government by trying to seize power in the Bavarian city of Munich.
On the 2nd November 1795, the Directory was established in France.
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11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
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26th September 1960: Kennedy and Nixon take part in their first televised debate
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11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
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1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland
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