1926 Lithuanian coup d'état

When

17 Dec 1926

Kind

Coup

Coordinates

54.69° N, 25.28° E

Description

Lithuanian military coup d'état (1926) that eventually led to the replacement of the then democratically elected government

1926 military coup d'état in Lithuania

The 1926 Lithuanian coup d'état was a military coup d'état in Lithuania that replaced the democratically elected government with a authoritarian regime led by Antanas Smetona. The coup took place on 17 December 1926 and was largely organized by the military; Smetona's role remains the subject of debate. The coup brought the Lithuanian Nationalist Union, the most conservative party at the time, to power.

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• Wikidata: treaties and coupsWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “1926 Lithuanian coup d'état: A democratically elected government is overthrown in Lithuania; Antanas Smetona assumes power”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “coup d’État de l’armée et des nationalistes lituaniens dirigés par le conservateur Antanas Smetona”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “майор Повилас Плехавичюс осуществил переворот в Литве и привёл к власти партию таутининков”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Golpe de Estado en Lituania, el nacionalista Antanas Smetona se hace con el poder”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page