| rdfs:comment | - From the establishment of a democratic government in 1881 following the Liberal Revolution, Felix van Biancator, an army colonel was Prime Minister until his death in 1902. He kept a firm grip on government and was instrumental in keeping order. Within 10 years of his death, eight governments had held power, including a brief three months under the Radical Party, a radical rightist movement that eventually collapsed and merged into the White Party. By the late 1890s inflation was on the rise; in 1900 it would take 15 lira to make £1, in 1905 that was 420 and in early 1913 one needed 1600 lira to make one pound.
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| abstract | - From the establishment of a democratic government in 1881 following the Liberal Revolution, Felix van Biancator, an army colonel was Prime Minister until his death in 1902. He kept a firm grip on government and was instrumental in keeping order. Within 10 years of his death, eight governments had held power, including a brief three months under the Radical Party, a radical rightist movement that eventually collapsed and merged into the White Party. By the late 1890s inflation was on the rise; in 1900 it would take 15 lira to make £1, in 1905 that was 420 and in early 1913 one needed 1600 lira to make one pound. A number of politicians, mostly radicals were opposed to the ideals of the Liberal Revolution and did not consider the replacing of the King's father with Pieter as legitimate, further pushing them to support a republic over Pieter. The inability of the Liberals and Whites to manage government led the king to appoint Hans Berger of the Radicals faction Prime Minister in July 1912, but barely three months later was dismissed as he could not command enough support to pass forth his legislations. It was widely known that he was in the works of trying to pass bills to strip the monarchy of whatever powers (even ceremonial) it had, and eventually abolish it. Berger was succeeded by John Watson of the Wite Party, and the king later used the military to arrest and punish key radicals, with Berger being sent to jail on corruption charges, further alienating some politicians and miltiary members.
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