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Self-elimination of the Austrian Parliament

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The "self-elimination of Parliament" (German: Selbstausschaltung des Parlaments) was an event that occurred in Austria on March 4, 1933, when all three presidents of the National Council resigned after irregularities occurred during a session concerning a strike by the railway workers. [1]

16 relations: Austria, Authoritarianism, Chancellor, Christian Social Party (Austria), Constitution, Coup d'état, Engelbert Dollfuss, Fatherland Front (Austria), Greater German People's Party, Karl Renner, National Council (Austria), President of Austria, Rudolf Ramek, Sepp Straffner, Social Democratic Party of Austria, Wilhelm Miklas.

Austria

Austria (Österreich), officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich), is a federal republic and a landlocked country of over 8.8 million people in Central Europe.

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Authoritarianism

Authoritarianism is a form of government characterized by strong central power and limited political freedoms.

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Chancellor

Chancellor (cancellarius) is a title of various official positions in the governments of many nations.

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Christian Social Party (Austria)

The Christian Social Party (Christlichsoziale Partei, CS) was a major conservative political party in the Cisleithanian crown lands of Austria-Hungary and in the First Republic of Austria, from 1891 to 1934.

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Constitution

A constitution is a set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is governed.

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Coup d'état

A coup d'état, also known simply as a coup, a putsch, golpe de estado, or an overthrow, is a type of revolution, where the illegal and overt seizure of a state by the military or other elites within the state apparatus occurs.

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Engelbert Dollfuss

Engelbert Dollfuss (Engelbert Dollfuß,; 4 October 1892 – 25 July 1934) was an Austrian Christian Social and Patriotic Front statesman.

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Fatherland Front (Austria)

The Fatherland Front (Vaterländische Front, VF) was the ruling political organisation of "Austrofascism".

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Greater German People's Party

The Greater German People's Party (German Großdeutsche Volkspartei, abbreviated GDVP) was a German nationalist and national liberal political party during the First Republic of Austria, established in 1920.

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Karl Renner

Karl Renner (14 December 1870 – 31 December 1950) was an Austrian politician of the Socialist Party.

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National Council (Austria)

The National Council (Nationalrat) is one of the two houses of the Austrian Parliament and is frequently referred to as the lower house.

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President of Austria

The President of Austria, officially the Federal President of the Republic of Austria (Bundespräsident der Republik Österreich) is the head of state of the Austrian Republic.

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Rudolf Ramek

Rudolf Ramek (12 April 1881 – 24 July 1941) was an Austrian Christian Social politician, who served as Chancellor of Austria from 1924 to 1926.

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Sepp Straffner

Sepp Straffner (31 January 1875 Bad Goisern - 29 October 1952) was an Austrian federal railway official and politician in the Greater German People's Party.

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Social Democratic Party of Austria

The Social Democratic Party of Austria (Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs, SPÖ) is a social-democratic political party in Austria and alongside the People's Party one of the two traditional major parties.

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Wilhelm Miklas

Wilhelm Miklas (15 October 187220 March 1956) was an Austrian politician who served as the third President of Austria from 1928 until the Anschluss to Nazi Germany in 1938.

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Selbstausschaltung des Parlaments, Selbstausschaltung des Parliaments, Self-elimination of Parliament.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-elimination_of_the_Austrian_Parliament

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