1947 Dutch coup d'état

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The 1947 Dutch coup d'état took place on the 24th of April 1947 and resulted in the overthrow of the Beel Cabinet and the instalation of a new government of national unity under the leadership of Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy. The coup was organized by the Nationaal Comité Handhaving Rijkseenheid. The coup was a reaction to the government signing the Linggardjati Agreement, which many in the Nationaal Comité Handhaving Rijkseenheid saw as unconstitutional.