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22nd March 1621: Hugo Grotius escapes prison by hiding in a book chest

  • 22nd March 2021
  • Tagged as: Calvinism, Coup, Escape, Law, Netherlands, Prison, Protestantism, Religion, Treason

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.

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23rd August 1944: King Michael of Romania leads a coup d’etat against Ion Antonescu

  • 23rd August 2019
  • Tagged as: Coup, Ion Antonescu, Michael I, Nazi, Romania, Second World War

King Michael I of Romania led a coup d’état that removed the Nazi-aligned government of Ion Antonescu.

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8th November 1923: The Nazis begin the Beer Hall Putsch in Munich

  • 8th November 2018
  • Tagged as: Coup, Germany, Hitler, Munich, Nazi, Revolution

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.

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2nd November 1795: The Directory established in France

  • 2nd November 2018
  • Tagged as: Coup, Democracy, France, French Revolution, Guillotine, Napoleon, Politics, Revolution, Robespierre

On the 2nd November 1795, the Directory was established in France.

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16th September 1955: Uprising that topples Juan Perón from power in Argentina begins

  • 16th September 2018
  • Tagged as: Argentina, Buenos Aires, Coup, Juan Peron, Lonardi, Military, Politics, President, Revolución Libertadora, Revolution, Uprising

The Revolución Libertadora began in Argentina, resulting in the end of Juan Perón’s second term as President.

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19th August 1991: August Coup places Gorbachev under house arrest

  • 19th August 2018
  • Tagged as: Coup, Government, Military, Parliament, Politics, Revolution, Russia, USSR

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.

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