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|name = Assassination of | |name = Assassination of Christian Strömberg | ||
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|planned_by = {{ubl|[[Olof Thörnell]]|[[George Arvidsson]]|[[Bjarni Wiktorin]]}} | |planned_by = {{ubl|[[Olof Thörnell]]|[[George Arvidsson]]|[[Bjarni Wiktorin]]}} | ||
|objective = Assassinate [[ | |objective = Assassinate [[Christian Strömberg]]</br>Install new government | ||
|date = {{start date|1930|07|20|df=y}}, 12:42 UTC | |date = {{start date|1930|07|20|df=y}}, 12:42 UTC | ||
|executed_by = Bjarni Wiktorin | |executed_by = Bjarni Wiktorin | ||
|outcome = | |outcome = Christian Strömberg killed in the blast</br>Ordennyan political and military leaders arrested</br>National council dissolved, Parliament restored</br>[[George Arvidsson]] sworn in as President of Ordennya | ||
|casualties = 17 killed | |casualties = 17 killed | ||
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On 20 July 1930, Bjarni Wiktorin and other conspirators assassinated | On 20 July 1930, Bjarni Wiktorin and other conspirators assassinated Christian Strömberg, President of Functionalist Ordennya, inside the Ordennyan Military Headquarters in Vastdal, Ordennya. | ||
The aim of the assassination was to wrest political control of Ordennya and its armed forces from the National People's Party, restore democracy to Ordennya, and prevent Ordennya's entry to the Great War on the side of the Entente. | The aim of the assassination was to wrest political control of Ordennya and its armed forces from the National People's Party, restore democracy to Ordennya, and prevent Ordennya's entry to the Great War on the side of the Entente. | ||
The plot was the culmination of efforts by several groups in the Ordennyan resistance to overthrow the Functionalist Ordennyan government. The success of the assassination and the intended military coup d'état that was to follow led to the restoration of Ordennyan democracy and Ordennya's entry to the Great War on the side of the Grand Alliance. | The plot was the culmination of efforts by several groups in the Ordennyan resistance to overthrow the Functionalist Ordennyan government. The success of the assassination and the intended military coup d'état that was to follow led to the restoration of Ordennyan democracy and Ordennya's entry to the Great War on the side of the Grand Alliance. | ||
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| Assassination of Christian Strömberg | |
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 Ordennyan generals surveying the damaged conference room | |
| Type | Decapitation strike |
| Location | Havenedge, Vastdal, Ordennya |
| Planned by | |
| Objective | Assassinate Christian Strömberg Install new government |
| Date | 20 July 1930, 12:42 UTC |
| Executed by | Bjarni Wiktorin |
| Outcome | Christian Strömberg killed in the blast Ordennyan political and military leaders arrested National council dissolved, Parliament restored George Arvidsson sworn in as President of Ordennya |
| Casualties | 17 killed |
On 20 July 1930, Bjarni Wiktorin and other conspirators assassinated Christian Strömberg, President of Functionalist Ordennya, inside the Ordennyan Military Headquarters in Vastdal, Ordennya.
The aim of the assassination was to wrest political control of Ordennya and its armed forces from the National People's Party, restore democracy to Ordennya, and prevent Ordennya's entry to the Great War on the side of the Entente.
The plot was the culmination of efforts by several groups in the Ordennyan resistance to overthrow the Functionalist Ordennyan government. The success of the assassination and the intended military coup d'état that was to follow led to the restoration of Ordennyan democracy and Ordennya's entry to the Great War on the side of the Grand Alliance.