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2 matching events · 9 published research items · February 6, 2026 → October 2, 1937

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February 6, 2026 Politics

Argentina freezes archives linked to 1970s military junta

Argentina freezes archives linked to 1970s military junta In early February 2026, Argentina’s Ministry of Justice confirmed that access to a collection of state archives relate...

access accountability archives argentina democracy desaparecidos

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October 2, 1937 Wars & Conflicts

Haitian Parsley Massacre Overview

Dajabón · Dajabón Province · Dominican Republic

The Haitian Parsley Massacre, also known as the 1937 Parsley Massacre or the Haitian Massacre, was a mass killing carried out by the Dominican Army under the orders of Dominican dictator ...

1937 border conflict caribbean dictatorship diplomacy dominican republic

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Athens Polytechnic Uprising

November 1973 — Student resistance becomes a major symbol of opposition to the dictatorship.

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Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

Benito Mussolini

29 October 1922 — King Victor Emmanuel III asks Mussolini to form a government following the March on Rome. Mussolini gradually destroys parliamentary democracy and constructs Europe's fi...

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Economic Depression Radicalizes Politics

24 October 1929 — The beginning of the Wall Street panic provides an anchor for the economic collapse that spreads across industrial economies. Unemployment rises dramatically, trade cont...

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Enabling Act

23 March 1933 — The Reichstag passes legislation allowing Hitler's cabinet to enact laws without normal parliamentary approval. Communist deputies are absent or imprisoned, and intimidati...

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Hitler Becomes Chancellor

30 January 1933 — President Paul von Hindenburg appoints Adolf Hitler chancellor of Germany. Conservative politicians believe they can use Hitler's popular support while controlling him f...

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Metaxas Dictatorship

4 August 1936 — Ioannis Metaxas establishes an authoritarian regime.

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Military Junta Seizes Power

21 April 1967 — Army officers overthrow the government and establish a dictatorship.

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Mussolini Begins Dismantling Italian Democracy

3 January 1925 — After the crisis surrounding the murder of socialist politician Giacomo Matteotti, Mussolini publicly assumes political responsibility and moves decisively toward dictato...

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Nazi Party

1933–1945 ruling system — The Nazi Party becomes the political backbone of Hitler's dictatorship and penetrates government, education, propaganda, labor organizations and local administra...

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