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| 1926, Dec. 17 |
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| COUP D'ÉTAT OF ANTANAS SMETONA, who arrested the president and cabinet and had himself made president, with Augustinas Voldemaras as premier. The constitution was suspended and the Seimas dissolved, Smetona becoming virtual dictator (new constitution, May 25, 1928) with the support of the Nationalist Union. | 1 |
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| 1929, Sept. 19 |
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| Voldemaras forced to resign. He was later (May 1930) tried for high treason, exiled to a village, and ultimately convicted and imprisoned for a term of 12 years (June 1934). | 2 |
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| 1931, May 6 |
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| A treaty of friendship with Russia (first concluded in 1926) was renewed for another five-year term. | 3 |
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| Dec. 11 |
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| Smetona was reelected for another seven-year term. | 4 |
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