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| rdfs:label | - 2016 Macedonian military coup d'état
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| rdfs:comment | - The group of officers was supported by most of the 1st Mechanized Infantry Brigade the "Wolves" special forces unit. Although the government was defended by elements of the Army and by police units, Skopje, the capital, was fully secured by the mutinous forces within three hours. Petrovski declared himself the new President of Macedonia, while Ivanov, the interim Prime Minister Emil Dimitriev, and a number of other politicians were placed under house arrest. The opposition leader and organizer of the protests, Zoran Zaev, was also arrested, since he was considered a possible rival by Petrovski.
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| Caption | - Soldiers of the 1st Brigade in Skopje
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| Result | - Military coup successful
*President Ivanov, Prime Minister Dimitriev, and 32 other politicians placed under house arrest
*Martial law declared
*Formation of a military junta
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| abstract | - The group of officers was supported by most of the 1st Mechanized Infantry Brigade the "Wolves" special forces unit. Although the government was defended by elements of the Army and by police units, Skopje, the capital, was fully secured by the mutinous forces within three hours. Petrovski declared himself the new President of Macedonia, while Ivanov, the interim Prime Minister Emil Dimitriev, and a number of other politicians were placed under house arrest. The opposition leader and organizer of the protests, Zoran Zaev, was also arrested, since he was considered a possible rival by Petrovski.
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