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The August Revolution, officially known in Liothidian literature as the Great People's Socialist Revolution was a civil conflict in the Liothidian Empire between June 1917 and August 1918 that resulted in the replacement of the federal semi-constitutional monarchy with a unitary Socialist Republic. The revolutionary period lasted from June 1917, until the full adoption of the People's Constitution in August 1918. It was sparked by the Kaiser's refusal to appoint the leader of the parliamentary left-wing coalition that won a majority in the 1917 federal elections. In 1918, the Kaiser again refused to appoint a left-wing prime minister, instead turning to a conservative and reactionary general, who proved ineffective in contending with the mass protests. In response, the Committees organised a general strike which crippled the economy. Following a failed government violent effort to break the strikes, the Socialist Worker's Party emerged as the leading force and its leader Heinrich Schrader openly began calling for revolution.